Winterborne Kingston
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Winterborne 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
.
of 613 . The main features of the village are the River Winterborne
, which flows through it, and the Greyhound Inn or (The Dog) as some locals call it, a traditional English pub offering a variety of foods and drink.
Winterborne Kingston consists of Kingston, which is two thirds of the western area of the parish, and Turberville (later called Abbots Court Farm) to the east and still further east is Winterborne Muston
. The River Winterborne which flows through the village is a tributary of the River Stour
. As the name implies, it flows only in the winter. Kingston or King's Winterbourne means the King held land here. Winterborne Whitechurch
is to the north, upstream on the River Winterborne.
A recreational ground can be found at the heights of the village consisting of a set of goalposts (netless) and a children's playpark, including a metal basketball net, swings and other playground equipment. The village club is also situated in this area.
. The Victorian
architect George Edmund Street
remodelled the church in 1872.
Dorset had many true cottage industries related to the clothing trade. Button making (buttony) developed in the 1680s in the villages with Blandford the main centre. As the 1851 census shows, many of the women were button makers in Winterborne Kingston. Most of the men in this area worked as agricultural labourers. The farms in this area were small dairy farms, which supplied dairy products to the London
markets. There were also limekilns, which were an important part of the agricultural scene they produced lime for spreading on the land, barley was one of the main crops, and the production of malt for the brewing of beer in Dorsetshire and London Breweries. Other trades in the area were, carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths and shoemakers.
The chemist and botanist Humphry Bowen
(1929–2001), author of The Flora of Dorset (2000), lived near the village during his retirement when he wrote the Flora
.
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...
, England
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...
. It is situated in a winterbourne
Winterbourne (stream)
A winterbourne is a stream or river that is dry through the summer months. A winterbourne is sometimes simply called a bourne, from the Anglo-Saxon for a stream flowing from a spring, although this term can also be used for all-year water courses....
valley on the Dorset Downs
Dorset Downs
The Dorset Downs are an area of Chalk downland in the centre of the county Dorset in south west England. The downs are the most western part of a larger Chalk Formation which also includes Cranborne Chase, Salisbury Plain, Hampshire Downs, Chiltern Hills, North Downs and South Downs.The Dorset...
, seven miles south of Blandford Forum and northeast of Bere Regis
Bere Regis
Bere Regis is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, situated north-west of Wareham.The village has one shop, a post office and two pubs, The Royal Oak and The Drax Arms. The parish church is St. John the Baptist Church...
.
Overview
The village has a populationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 613 . The main features of the village are the River Winterborne
River Winterborne
The River Winterborne is a river in Dorset, England.The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. It flows through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne"....
, which flows through it, and the Greyhound Inn or (The Dog) as some locals call it, a traditional English pub offering a variety of foods and drink.
Winterborne Kingston consists of Kingston, which is two thirds of the western area of the parish, and Turberville (later called Abbots Court Farm) to the east and still further east is Winterborne Muston
Winterborne Muston
Winterborne 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....
. The River Winterborne which flows through the village is a tributary of 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...
. As the name implies, it flows only in the winter. Kingston or King's Winterbourne means the King held land here. Winterborne Whitechurch
Winterborne Whitechurch
Winterborne 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 ....
is to the north, upstream on the River Winterborne.
A recreational ground can be found at the heights of the village consisting of a set of goalposts (netless) and a children's playpark, including a metal basketball net, swings and other playground equipment. The village club is also situated in this area.
History
The village church is named after St Nicholas. It is in the Decorated style and faced with flintFlint
Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
. The Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
architect George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex.- Life :Street was the third son of Thomas Street, solicitor, by his second wife, Mary Anne Millington. George went to school at Mitcham in about 1830, and later to the Camberwell collegiate school, which he left in 1839...
remodelled the church in 1872.
Dorset had many true cottage industries related to the clothing trade. Button making (buttony) developed in the 1680s in the villages with Blandford the main centre. As the 1851 census shows, many of the women were button makers in Winterborne Kingston. Most of the men in this area worked as agricultural labourers. The farms in this area were small dairy farms, which supplied dairy products to the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
markets. There were also limekilns, which were an important part of the agricultural scene they produced lime for spreading on the land, barley was one of the main crops, and the production of malt for the brewing of beer in Dorsetshire and London Breweries. Other trades in the area were, carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths and shoemakers.
The chemist and botanist Humphry Bowen
Humphry Bowen
Humphry John Moule Bowen was a British botanist and chemist.Bowen was born in Oxford, son of the chemist Edmund Bowen. He attended the Dragon School, gaining a scholarship to Rugby School and then a demyship to Magdalen College, Oxford...
(1929–2001), author of The Flora of Dorset (2000), lived near the village during his retirement when he wrote the Flora
Flora (book)
A Flora is a book or other work which describes the plant species occurring in an area or time period, often with the aim of allowing identification. Some classic and modern floras are listed below....
.