Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural workers from the Dorset village of Tolpuddle who formed a friendly society in 1833. They were sentenced to be transported to Australia as punishment. They are commemorated in the village by a museum, a row of cottages, seated statues, and an annual festival held on the third weekend of July.
Tolpuddle is a village in Dorset, England, situated on the River Piddle. It lies 8 miles east of Dorchester and 12 miles west of Poole.
The Martyrs' Tree is an ancient sycamore tree on the village green in Tolpuddle. It is said to be the place where the Tolpuddle Martyrs swore their oath when forming their friendly society in 1833. The National Trust cares for the tree.
The name Tolpuddle derives from "Tola's River Piddle farm/settlement," according to the Key to English Place-Names. Tola was the widow of Urc, a house-carl of Edward the Confessor, who was permitted to give her lands to Abbotsbury abbey between 1058 and 1066.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs festival is held annually in Tolpuddle village on the third weekend of July.
On the 1st of April 2024, the parish of Tolpuddle was abolished and merged with Burleston to form the combined parish of Burleston and Tolpuddle. Also in 2024, a parliamentary boundary change moved the village from the West Dorset constituency into the North Dorset constituency.