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Corfe Mullen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Corfe Mullen

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Corfe Mullen history

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Early nomadic tribes and settlers

The first evidence of people living in the area consists mainly of flint axeheads that have been found within the village and which date from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic (Old and Middle Stone Ages) Around 3000 BC, the first real settlers came, cleared the forests and began to farm. Later settlers, during the Bronze Age, built burial mounds or barrows, which may be found to the east of the village at Barrow Hill and at Naked Cross.

Romans

Roman Second Legion under Vespasian arrived in Corfe Mullen area during the fifth decade of the 1st century AD and built a 40-acre (16 ha) fortress just to the north of the village at Lake Farm. The location of this fortress was important; the River Stour provided a defensive barrier. The Legion built several roads that run through or close to the area.

Saxons

The Saxons probably settled in the area around the 7th century. Christianity arrived before 700 AD and open-air services are believed to have been held on the same site as the present-day old church. Manorial courts were held at Cogdean Elms in the north of the present village.

Norman period and Middle Ages

Corf’s entry in the Domesday Book shows that it appears to have been a single manor under ‘Robert, son of Gerold’, but was previously held by two Saxon lords: Waga and Egelric. At some time during the next two or three centuries, the village reverted to two manors: probably Corf Molin and Corf Hubert. The latter manor was almost certainly named after a former lord, Hubert de la Vielle. A third part of the village came to be known as Corfe Mullen St Nicholas.

Elizabethan to Georgian period

After the Normans, a period of stability came to the village for about 300 years. From Elizabethan to Georgian times prosperity increased, with a number of wealthy families being the major landowners. During the latter half of the 18th century, a toll road was constructed by private enterprise.

Victorian era

During the reign of Queen Victoria, more toll roads were constructed, including an extension to Mill Street. The railways arrived by the late 19th century, with tracks first appearing within walking distance of the village at Wimborne.

20th century

Development between the wars occurred along Blandford Road and Wareham Road, with the populated area gradually extending up the hill. In the 1950s and 1960s major new housing estates were built around Phelipps Road and Hilltop Road. During the early part of the century, the village became known for its violet and lavender cultivation.

21st century

East Dorset District Council published more modest plans to build on the sites of the middle school or recreation ground. The adoption of any of these sites would require relocation of the school or recreational facilities.

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Best Corfe Mullen places to visit

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Corfe Mullen has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Corfe Mullen’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Corfe Mullen’s information audio spots:

Upton House, Dorset Upton House is a country house in the grounds of Upton Country Park on the northwestern shoreline of Holes Bay in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England . It is owned by BCP Council .

Priest’s House Museum The Priest’s House Museum is a local museum in Wimborne Minster, Dorset . The museum occupies a Grade II* listed building, a hall house dating from the late 16th or early 17th century .

Wimborne Minster astronomical clock Wimborne Minster astronomical clock is a fourteenth-century astronomical clock . It is regarded as “one of the most ancient working clocks in Europe”

Merley House, Wimborne Merley House in Wimborne, Dorset, is Grade I listed on the English Heritage Register . It was built in 1752 by the bibliophile Ralph Willett and remained in the Willett family until about 1875 . For the next century it was the residence of many notable people .

Merley Merley is a large housing estate in the unparished area of Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster . Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna) The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle .

Pamphill Pamphill is a village just outside Wimborne Minster, four miles north of Poole . The village has a population of 704 (2001)

Corfe Barrows Nature Park Corfe Barrows Nature Park comprises nine natural areas, covering an area of 90 hectares, within the Borough of Poole . It was designated as a nature park in June 2016 .

Creekmoor Creekmoor is a suburb of Poole, Dorset, with a population of 9,257, reducing to 9,180 at the 2011 census. Bordered by Upton Heath Nature Reserve and Upton Country Park, the area is mainly populated by families.

Stoney Down Stoney Down or Stony Down is both a hill and a forested area of forested countryside in Dorset, England. The area has been designated an “Area of Great Landscape Value” in the East Dorset Local Plan. It covers an area of 51.13 hectares (126.3 acres)

Beacon Hill, Dorset Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level. Historically it was one of a series of beacons used to warn of the advancing Spanish Armada.

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