River Winterborne
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The River Winterborne is a river in Dorset
, England
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The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. It flows through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne".
The River Winterborne flows through the following villages in Dorset from its source to the point where it joins the River Stour
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The river flows at first southwards and then eastwards.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. It flows through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne".
The River Winterborne flows through the following villages in Dorset from its source to the point where it joins the River Stour
River Stour, Dorset
The River Stour is a 60.5 mile long river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. It is sometimes called the Dorset Stour to distinguish it from rivers of the same name...
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- Winterborne HoughtonWinterborne HoughtonWinterborne Houghton is a village in north Dorset, England. It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the Dorset Downs, five miles south west of Blandford Forum...
- Winterborne SticklandWinterborne SticklandWinterborne Stickland is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated in the North Dorset administrative district of the county, about four miles west of the town of Blandford Forum. It is sited in a winterbourne valley in the Dorset Downs. The village has a population of 576...
- Winterborne ClenstonWinterborne ClenstonWinterborne Clenston is a village in Dorset, England.The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from north to south through the village.The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name....
- Winterborne WhitechurchWinterborne WhitechurchWinterborne Whitechurch, also Winterborne Whitchurch, is a village in central Dorset, England, situated in a winterbourne valley on the A354 road on the Dorset Downs five miles south west of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 694 ....
- Winterborne KingstonWinterborne KingstonWinterborne Kingston is a village in north Dorset, England. It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the Dorset Downs, seven miles south of Blandford Forum and northeast of Bere Regis.- Overview :The village has a population of 613...
- Winterborne MustonWinterborne MustonWinterborne Muston is a village in Dorset, England.The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name....
- AndersonAnderson, DorsetAnderson is a village and civil parish in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, with a population of 72 . The village is sometimes known as Winterborne Anderson, and is near Winterborne Zelston and Winterborne Kingston. It is about twelve miles by road from Poole.To the west is...
- Winterborne TomsonWinterborne TomsonWinterborne Tomson is a village in Dorset, England.- Overview :The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name....
- Winterborne ZelstonWinterborne ZelstonWinterborne Zelston is a village in north Dorset, England. It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the A31 road eight miles south of Blandford Forum and ten miles north west of Poole...
- AlmerAlmerAlmer is a village in Dorset, England located on the A31 road near Winterborne Zelston, Huish Manor, Sturminster Marshall and opposite the Drax estate. The main features of the village are Almer Manor, Almer Parish church and the old school house...
- Sturminster MarshallSturminster MarshallSturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in east Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole. The parish has a population of 1,895 , and includes the village of Almer west of Sturminster Marshall, near Winterborne Zelston and the hamlet of Henbury to...
The river flows at first southwards and then eastwards.