Coordinates: 50°46′12″N 2°01′03″W / 50.7701°N 2.0175°W / 50.7701; -2.0175

Corfe Mullen is a village in Dorset, England, on the north-western urban fringe of the South East Dorset conurbation and is part of the rural district of East Dorset. The population is 10,147 (2001).

The name Corfe Mullen is derived from the Old English for a cutting or pass; 'corf' and the Old French for a Mill; 'molin'. The mill referred to is the old water mill on the River Stour, mentioned in the Domesday Book, where the village originally stood.

Despite the proximity of the urban area, Corfe Mullen is surrounded by Green Belt and has six churches, five pubs, five schools, a library, various shops and local businesses, a village hall, and a whole host of community and sports organizations which help to preserve its community spirit and identity.

The first evidence of people living in the area consists mainly of a number of flint axeheads that have been found within the village and which date from the Old and Middle Stone Ages. Around 3000 BC, the first real settlers came, cleared the forests and began to farm, although even they were largely nomadic. Later settlers, during the Bronze Age, built burial mounds or Barrows, examples of which may be found to the east of the village at Barrow Hill and at Naked Cross at the southern end of the village. These forms of occupation continued into the Iron Age; evidence of pottery manufactured around the 1st century BC may be found at East End. Just prior to the coming of the Romans, in around 50 BC, the area was inhabited by the Belgae.

Coordinates: 50°58′11″N 3°05′27″W / 50.9698°N 3.0908°W / 50.9698; -3.0908

Corfe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated below the Blackdown Hills 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 262.

The parish of Corfe was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred. The village, along with nearby Pitminster was a tithing of Bishop of Winchester. In the 12th century the bishop granted to Taunton Priory an estate on the boundary between the parishes which became known as Barton Grange, most of which was demolished in 1931. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was granted to the lawyer Humphrey Colles and passed down through his successors.

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.