Turners Puddle
Turners Puddle parish church of the Holy Trinity in 1995
Turners Puddle is located in Dorset
Turners Puddle
Turners Puddle
Location within Dorset
Population60 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°44′N 2°14′W / 50.733°N 2.233°W / 50.733; -2.233

Turners Puddle is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated on the River Piddle, 7 miles (11 km) north west of Wareham. In 2001 the parish had a population of 60.[1] On 1 April 2010 the parish was abolished and merged with Affpuddle to form "Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle".[2] In the 2011 census this joint parish had 200 households and a population of 436.[3]

The parish includes Clouds Hill, a cottage that was the home of T. E. Lawrence and is now run by the National Trust.

References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ^ "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Area:Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England
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