pulham

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Dorset, England}}

{{about|the village in Dorset}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|official_name = Pulham

|static_image_name = Pulham, the Old Rectory - geograph.org.uk - 521902.jpg

|static_image_caption = The Old Rectory, Pulham

|coordinates = {{coord|50.8765|-2.4179|display=inline,title}}

|population = 269

|population_ref = (2011)

|os_grid_reference = ST706086

|civil_parish = Pulham

|unitary_england = Dorset

|lieutenancy_england = Dorset

|region = South West England

|country = England

|post_town = DORCHESTER

|postcode_area = DT

|postcode_district = DT2

|dial_code = 01258, 01300

|constituency_westminster = North Dorset

}}

Pulham is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, {{convert|7|mi|km|abbr=off|0}} southeast of Sherborne. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had 105 dwellings,{{cite web |title=Area: Pulham (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW) |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11127737&c=Pulham&d=16&e=62&g=6418022&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433286096458&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603010951/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11127737&c=Pulham&d=16&e=62&g=6418022&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433286096458&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481 |archive-date=3 June 2015 |access-date=4 February 2015}} 103 households and a population of 269.{{cite web |title=Area: Pulham (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127737&c=Pulham&d=16&e=62&g=6418022&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433286007754&enc=1 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603011254/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127737&c=Pulham&d=16&e=62&g=6418022&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433286007754&enc=1 |archive-date=3 June 2015 |access-date=4 February 2015}}

Pulham was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was once owned by Cirencester Abbey, a connection remembered in the name of Cannings Court Farm (the "Court of the Canons").North Dorset Official District Guide, North Dorset District Council, Home Publishing Co. Ltd, circa 1983, page 45 Priests from nearby Milton Abbey also used to visit the village church; they resided above the porch in a priests' room, accessed via a staircase within the wall.