Winterborne Muston
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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.
To the west is Winterborne Kingston
and to the east is Anderson
. The river flows through both these villages as well.
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...
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The first name of "Winterborne" comes from 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 from west to east through the village.
The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name.
To the west is Winterborne Kingston
Winterborne Kingston
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.- Overview :The village has a population of 613...
and to the east is Anderson
Anderson, Dorset
Anderson 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...
. The river flows through both these villages as well.