Tolpuddle
Tolpuddle is a small village in the southern
English county of
Dorset, east of
Dorchester and west of
Poole. The village is famous as the home of the
Tolpuddle Martyrs.
In the 2001 UK Census Tolpuddle had a population of 340.
In 2001 the A35 trunk road, which cuts through south
Dorset, was moved to bypass the village.
An annual
festival is held in the village in the third weekend of
July.