River Winterborne

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The River Winterborne at Winterborne Kingston

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The Winterborne at Winterborne Zelston

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The Winterborne drying at the end of May at Winterborne Clenston

The River Winterborne is a river in Dorset.

The river only flows overground during the winter, hence its name: it is a true winterbourn. A number of villages through which the river flows, when it does flow, bear a name prefixed with "Winterborne" after the river.

The river flows through the following villages in Dorset, listed from its source to the point where it joins the River Stour:

• Winterborne Houghton
• Winterborne Stickland
• Winterborne Clenston
• Winterborne Whitechurch
• Winterborne Kingston
• Winterborne Muston
• Anderson
• Winterborne Tomson
• Winterborne Zelston
• Almer
• Sturminster Marshall

The river flows at first southwards and then eastwards.

Location

• Location map: 50°48’7"N, 2°4’39"W

References

• Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Walking the River Winterborne: Dorset AONB Partnership