Turners Puddle

{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}}

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| official_name= Turners Puddle

| civil_parish = Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle

| country= England

| region= South West England

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| unitary_england= Dorset

| lieutenancy_england= Dorset

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| population =60

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|static_image=Turners Puddle, parish church of the Holy Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 531095.jpg

|static_image_caption=Turners Puddle parish church of the Holy Trinity in 1995

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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, {{convert|7|mi|km}} north west of Wareham. In 2001 the parish had a population of 60.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161011091213/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790370&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1366 Neighbourhood Statistics] On 1 April 2010 the parish was abolished and merged with Affpuddle to form "Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/dorset.html|title=Dorset Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=9 August 2023}} In the 2011 census this joint parish had 200 households and a population of 436.{{cite web |url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119846&c=Affpuddle&d=16&e=62&g=6418253&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423948811771&enc=1 |title=Area:Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |accessdate=14 February 2015}}

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