Turners Puddle is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, east of Dorchester. The local travel links are from the village to ...

, in the

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

district, in the ceremonial county of

, England. It is situated on the

River Piddle The River Piddle or Trent or North River is a small rural Dorset river which rises in the Dorset Downs and flows into Poole Harbour near Wareham. Etymology The river's name has Germanic origins and has had various spellings over the years. I ...

, north west of Wareham. In 2001 the parish had a population of 60. On 1 April 2010 the parish was abolished and merged with

Affpuddle Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, east of Dorchester. The local travel links are from the village to ...

to form "Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle". In the 2011 census this joint parish had 200 households and a population of 436. The parish includes

Clouds Hill Clouds Hill is an isolated early 19th-century cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence. The cottage is a Grade II* listed building and is owned by the National Trust. History ...

, a cottage that was the home of

T. E. Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First W ...

and is now run by the National Trust.

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Villages in Dorset Former civil parishes in Dorset Purbeck District {{Dorset-geo-stub