Winterborne Monkton

Not to be confused with the similarly named village of Winterbourne Monkton in Wiltshire.
Winterborne Monkton

Winterborne Monkton
Winterborne Monkton
 Winterborne Monkton shown within Dorset
Population 50 [1]
OS grid referenceSY676878
DistrictWest Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentWest Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset

Coordinates: 50°41′24″N 2°27′31″W / 50.69°N 2.4587°W / 50.69; -2.4587

Winterborne Monkton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the West Dorset administrative district, close to the A354 road between the county town Dorchester, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north, and the coastal resort Weymouth, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 50.[1]

Winterborne Monkton village consists of a few houses and a church. The hill fort of Maiden Castle stands to the northwest.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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