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Pulham (East and West) is a somewhat dispersed village and parish that lies in the Vale of Blackmoor, about 13 miles north of Dorchester, 7 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton and 8 miles south-east of Sherborne, on the B3143 road. Referred to as Poleham in the Domesday Book (1086AD), it had become Puleham by 1130 and Pullam at 1212. The present spelling of Pulham has been in use since 1244. The adjoining parishes are Glanvilles Wootton and Holwell, towards the west, and Hazelbury Bryan to the east. |
| The church of St Thomas Becket sits a little apart from the village it serves and is mostly Tudor in style although it was restored in 1870 to the designs of the Rev. F. C. H. Randolph, rector of Ringmore, Devon, when the North Aisle and sections of the South were rebuilt. The tower contains four bells, the fourth being added in 1884. All the windows are stained, the East being a memorial to the Hine family. The church register dates from 1734. The church has an unsual porch which contains a steep staircase into a chamber above called a Parvis chamber, these had many uses but were normally used for visiting priest. |
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| Census | 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 1881, 1891, 1901 |
| Parish Registers | Baptisms 1732-1865 Marriages 1731-1904 Burials [incomplete record] |
| Postal Directories | Kelly's 1880, 1895 & 1935 |
| Photographs | Additional Photographs of the church and parish. |
| Indexes | Index of Pulham
Wills, index of Pulham Banns & Marriages index of Strays, Miscellaneous, Pulham Strays on the OPC site |
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War Memorial from within the church Presentation Scroll of 1928 |
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| Maps | The 1891 ordinance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Pulham' under place search. |
