areas, two of which lie wholly or partially within Corfe Mullen: the Happy Bottom Nature Reserve and Cogdean Elms. The remaining areas lie just over the municipal boundary within the Borough of Poole, but are easily accessible from the village. Demographics As of the 2021 Census, the village had a population of approximately 10,400 people, with an area of 12.27 square kilometres. The village had a density of 846 people per square kilometre. The median age of the village was 47 years. The ethnic makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Black, 1.2% Mixed or from Multiple ethnic groups, and 0.3% from other ethnic groups. The religious composition of the village was 47.7% Christian, 45.0% No Religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.5% belonged to another religion. Notable residents Isaac Gulliver, the famous Smuggler lived in Highe House in East End William Joyce, who is better known as 'Lord Haw-Haw', once lived in the Court House. Gladys Mitchell, the detective writer and creator of Mrs Bradley, lived in the village at the end of her life. Hugh Miles, British filmmaker who specialises in wildlife films. Notes References A History of Dorset, John Hutchins, 1774 A Neolithic "A" Habitation Site at Corfe Mullen, JB Calkin, MA & Stuart Piggot, FSA, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 60, 1938 The Course of the Hamworthy – Badbury Roman Road, HP Smith, MBE, BA, FCP, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 65, 1943 Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 83, 1961 Some Early Iron Age Sites in the Bournemouth Area, J Bernard Calkin, MA, FSA, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 86, 1965 Ramblings in the Past: The Story of Corfe Mullen, J Bernard Calkin The Romano-British Settlement at Corfe Mullen, J Bernard Calkin, MA Corfe Mullen: The Origins of a Dorset Village, 1988, Norman Field The Millennium Exhibits – Corfe Mullen Parish Council Office Corfe Mullen Parish Plan 2006 Dorset Smugglers, Roger Guttridge, 1986 External links Census data Corfe Mullen Town Council Corfe Mullen Online – Community Website Corfe Mullen Cricket Club Villages in Dorset Civil parishes in Dorset East Dorset District