KELLY'S TRADE AND POSTAL DIRECTORIES.
The following is an extract from page 926
Pulham is a small village and parish, in the petty sessional sub-division and union of Cerne, hundred of Buckland Newton, Dorchester county court district, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset and rural deanery of Whitchurch third portion, 6 miles north-east from Cerne, 8 south-east from Sherborne, 13 north from Dorchester and 7 south-west from Sturminster Newton
The church of St. Thomas á Becket is a handsome Gothic structure: has a chancel, nave and aisles, with tower and three bells: it was thoroughly restored in 1870, from the designs of the Rev. F. C.H. Randolph, rector of Ringmore, Devon, all the windows having been filled with stained glass: there is a good organ, and this church, which was in a very dilapidated state, is now one of the most beautiful in the diocese: the cost was partly borne by the parishioners, but chiefly by G. D. W. Digby esq. and T. F. Halsey esq. M.P. The register dates from the year 1734. The living is a rectory, yearly value £366 10s. with residence and 44 acres of glebe, in the gift of T. F. Halsey esq. M.P. and held since 1874 by the Rev. Frederick Edward Tyrwhitt-Drake M.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford . There is a charity derived from land, which is distributed in money at Christmas to the poor not receiving parochial relief: also £100 in £3 per Cents left by the Rev. – Parsons, the dividends of which are distributed to the Sunday school children by the rector. Bricks are made at King’s Stag. The Lyd river runs through the parish. The parish is divided into two manors, called East and West, George Digby Wingfield Digby esq. being lord of the Eastern manor and T. F. Halsey esq. M.P. lord of the Western manor, and they are the chief landowners.
The soil is clay and sandy loam; subsoil, clay and gravel. The crops are chiefly grass.
The area is 2,370 acres; rateable value, £3,012; the population in 1871 was 296.
Parish Clerk , Michael KETTLE
Post Office. Mrs. Ellen RICHARDS, receiver. Letters received through Dorchester , arrive at 9.20a.m. ; dispatched at 3.15p.m. The nearest money order office is at Cerne.
National school, Miss Emily PHILLIPS, mistress.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
TYRWHITT-DRAKE Rev. Frederick Edwd. M. A., rector, Rectory.
COMMERCIAL.
BOWDITCH Henry, farmer.
DAVIS Edward Cornelias, Halsey Arms.
DRAKE William H., farmer.
FORD Walter, farmer.
GATEHOUSE Felix, farmer.
MITCHELL Thos. C. carpenter & shopkeeper.
PONTING John, farmer.
WAREHAM Josiah, blacksmith & wheelwright.
WARR Elisha, farmer.
WHITE Joseph, farmer.
The following is an extract from page 141.
Pulham is a small village and parish, on the river Lidden, 7 miles south-west from Sturminster Newton station, on the Midland and South Western Joint railway, 6 north-east from Cerne, 8 south-east from Sherborne and 13 north from Dorchester, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Buckland Newton, petty sessional sub-division and union of Cerne, Dorchester county court district, rural deanery of Whitchurch (Cerne portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury.
The church of St. Thomas á Becket is a Gothic structure of stone, with chancel, nave of four bays and aisles, south porch, and western embattled tower with 4 bells, the fourth bell having been added by the present rector in 1884: it was thoroughly restored in 1870, partly from the designs of the Rev. F. C. Hingeston-Randolph, rector of Ringmore, Devon, all the windows having been filled with stained glass: there is a good organ: the east window is in memory of the Hind family: there are 230 sittings. The register dates from the year 1734. The living is a rectory: gross yearly value from tithe rent charge, £400, average, with residence and 44 acres of glebe, in the gift of T. F. Halsey esq. M.P. and held since 1874 by the Rev. Frederick Edward Tyrwhitt-Drake M.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford . There is a charity of £3 derived from land left in 1823, called Monkswood Hill charity, which is distributed in money at Christmas to the second poor: also £100 in 2¾ per Cents. Left in 1831 by the Rev. – Parsons, the dividends of which are distributed to the Sunday school children by the rector in clothing. The parish is divided into two manors, called East and West, John Kenelm Digby Wingfield-Digby esq. M.P. of Sherborne Castle, being lord of the Eastern manor and T. F. Halsey esq. M.P. lord of the Western manor, and they are the chief landowners. The soil is clay and sandy loam; subsoil, clay and gravel. The land is chiefly in pasture, The area is 2,370 acres; rateable value, £3,000; the population in 1891 was 266.
Parish Clerk , Michael KETTLE.
Post Office. Mrs. Ellen RICHARDS, sub-postmistress. Letters received through Dorchester , arrive at 8.30a.m. & 5p.m. ; dispatched at 4.25p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Buckland Newton.
Church of England School (mixed), built in 1872, with residence for mistress, for 60 children; average attendance 38; Mrs. Emily COLE, mistress.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
TYRWHITT-DRAKE Rev. Frederick Edwd. M. A. (rector), Rectory.
COMMERCIAL.
DOWDING Albert, dairyman.
DRAKE Albt. farmer, Cannings Court .
FORD Walter, farmer, Grange farm.
HOLE Wm., farmer, Hartmoor farm.
KELLAWAY William, Halsey Arms P. H.
MITCHELL Thos. C. carpenter & shopkpr.
WAREHAM Josh. blacksmith & wheelwt.
WARR Elisha, farmer. Pelwell farm.
WARR George T. boot maker.
WARREN Christopher, farmer, East Pulham farm.
WARREN John, dairyman.
The following is an extract from page 186.
[OPC note]
The description of the village and the church are essentially the same as that given in the 1895 edition of Kelly’s Directory.
The first change occurs where the extract describes the rectory income. It continues :-
The living is a rectory, net yearly value £424, with residence, in the gift of Sir Walter Johnston Halsey bart. O.B.E., D.L., J.P., and held since 1929 by the Rev. Donald Francis Ogilvy Poulter M.A. of Lincoln College, OxFORD . There is a charity of £3 derived from land left in 1823, called Monkswood Hill charity, which is distributed in money at Christmas to the second poor: also £100 in 2¾ per Cents. Left in 1831 by the Rev. I. Parsons, the dividends of which are distributed to the Sunday school children by the rector in clothing at Christmas. The parish is divided into two manors, called East and West, Col. F. J. B. D. Wingfield Digby D.S.O., D.L., J.P., M.F.H. is lord of both. The soil is clay and sandy loam; subsoil, clay and gravel. The land is chiefly in pasture. The area is 2,416 acres: the population in 1931 was 176.
Post and Tel. Call Office. Letters through Dorchester .
King’s Stag nearest T. office and Buckland Newton nearest M. O. office.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
POULTER Rev. Donald Francis Ogilvy M.A. (rector), Rectory.
TULLY John, The Cottage.
COMMERCIAL.
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over.
BABER Douglas Chas. Howard, farmer, Glebe farm.
*BOATSWAIN Thomas Oliver, farmer, Canning’s Court, Hazelbury Bryan.
BOYT Thos. Frank, confctnr. & post office.
FOOT Wltr. Jn, farmer, Lower farm. (letters through Kingstag, Sturminster Newton).
*FORD Walt. Tom, farmer, Grange farm.
GARTELL Ernest, mason.
KELLAWAY Reginald, farmer.
MARSH Regnld, Lorenzo, Halsey Arms P. H.
*MITCHELL Wltr. Stanley, farmer, CROSS Roads farm.
ERIS Wilfred, shoe repr.
PERRETT Albert E, farmer, North farm.
PERRETT Walter John, farmer, Hartmoor farm.
ROSS Regnld, farmer.
SKERRY Arth R., farmer, Manor farm.
TULLY Motors Ltd., motor engnrs.; garage and hire service. Buckland Newton 43.
WARR A. B. (Mrs.) & C. & O., farmers Townsend farm.
WARR Geo. farmer, Lip Gate farm.
WARR Ralph Rt. farmer, Pellwell farm
*WARREN Brothers, farmers, East Pulham farm.