Corfe Mullen
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 1 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 10.147 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | WIMBORNE | ||
| ZIP code section | BH21 | ||
| prefix | 01202 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Dorset | ||
| Unitary authority | Dorset | ||
Corfe Mullen is a village in south west Dorset in England. In 2001 10,147 people lived here.
General
The name comes from the old English "corf" which means something like to cut; cut through something and the old French word "molin" which means mill . The name comes from the old watermill on the River Stour .
Infrastructure
Corfe Mullen is close to the Bournemouth / Poole metropolitan area . Poole can be reached by car in around 15 minutes, and there is also a direct bus connection with line 11 which takes around 21 minutes. In the village there are two supermarkets, a post office, a doctor's office and pharmacy, a hair salon, a shop for household appliances and a gas station. There is also a library and a gym. Corfe Mullen has six churches . There are several schools in Corfe Mullen.
Web links
- Official website
- Statistics on Corfe Mullen