Winterborne Clenston
| Winterborne Clenston | |
 The Manor House, Winterborne Clenston |
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  Winterborne Clenston |
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| Population | 40 |
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| OS grid reference | ST838031 |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
Coordinates: 50°49′37″N 2°13′48″W / 50.827°N 2.230°W
Winterborne Clenston is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, England. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 40.[1]
The first part of the village name comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from north to south through the village.[2] The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. In 1312 the patron of the church was Roger de Clencheston, who most likely had a farm here, after which the second part of the village name derives.[3]
To the north is Winterborne Stickland and to the south is Winterborne Whitechurch. The river flows through both these villages as well.
The parish church of St Nicholas dates from 1840. It is built in bands of stone and flint and has a spire on top of a narrow tower. It stands alone above the Winterborne on the site of an earlier church.[3]
The village manor is a late-15th- to early-16th-century building of Purbeck and Portland stone with courses of flint. It has mullioned windows and a gabled staircase turret on the west side.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Walking the River Winterborne" (PDF). www.dorsetaonb.org.uk. Dorset AONB Partnership, UK. 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 180. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
