PUNCKNOWLE, a parish in the hundred of UGGSCOMBE,
Dorchester division of the county of DORSET,
6 miles (S.E. by E.) from Bridport, containing 300 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, with West Bexington,
in the archdeaconry of Dorset, and diocese of Bristol,
rated in the king's books at £14. The Rev. Robert
Frome was patron in 1825. The church is dedicated
to St. Mary. This parish is bounded on the south by
the English channel. A school is supported by subscription.