About the village
The village of Puddletown sits amidst some of the finest countryside in Dorset, surrounded by water meadows, heathland and forest. It is 4.5 miles northeast of the county town of Dorchester.
Puddletown is one of the oldest villages in Dorset and features in the 1086 Domesday book. Once known as Piddletown, the village has ties to Dorset novelist Thomas Hardy.
Today Puddletown has a population of around 1400.
A wander around the village and it’s clear to see what makes Puddletown special. Alongside picturesque thatched cottages stands Victorian Gothic architecture and one of the finest historic churches in Dorset.
We are proud to call Puddletown home and are a thriving community.
Puddletown on the map
The village of Puddletown is a great hub for visiting Dorchester, Weymouth and Bournemouth, and of course the entire Jurassic coastline.
Puddletown is surrounded by picturesque villages such as Tolpuddle, Affpuddle, and Piddlehinton, to name just a few.
In the village itself, Puddletown’s focal point is St Mary the Virgin church. Dating back to the Norman period, it is notable for its wooden box pews, effigies of the Martyn family, and 12th-century font.
Around it, charming thatched cottages sit beside thriving village infrastructure in the form of a pre-school and middle school, a GP surgery, a library, a village shop and post office, a pub, and many thriving businesses.
And Puddletown is a growing village, with new builds introduced in the early 2000s and 2023.
What do residents say about Puddletown?
