Place:Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England

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Corfe Mullen is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England, on the northwestern urban fringe of the South East Dorset conurbation (also known as Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole). The village had a population of 10,133 at the 2011 UK Census. It is served by six churches. On 10th December, 2019 The Corfe Mullen Parish Council resolved to adopt Town Council status, citing potential financial benefits. In all other aspects Corfe Mullen is still very much a village, albeit a large one.

The name Corfe Mullen is derived from "corf" (the Old English for a cutting or pass) and "molin" (the Old French for a mill). The mill referred to is the old water mill on the River Stour, mentioned in the Domesday Book, where the village originally stood. The village originated as a chapelry in the parish of Sturminster Marshall.

Despite the proximity of the urban area, Corfe Mullen is surrounded by Green Belt. It lies within the Dorset Heaths.

Corfe Mullen is a dormitory settlement for people working in the nearby towns and cities of Wimborne, Poole, Bournemouth, Ferndown, Verwood and Southampton. It is one of the biggest villages in England.

History

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Corfe Mullen.

Wikipedia has paragraphs on the early nomadic tribes and settlers, the Romans and the Saxons, before discussing the Norman period and middle ages, the Elizabethan and Georgian periods, the Victorian era and the 20th and 21st centuries.

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