Place:Winterborne-Clenstone, Dorset, England

Alt namesWinterborne-Clenstonsource: A Vision of Britain through Time
Winterborne Clenstonsource: Wikipedia
Coordinates50.827°N 2.23°W
Located inDorset, England
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Winterborne-Clenstone is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, England.

The first part of the village name 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. In 1312 the patron of the church was Roger de Clencheston, who most likely had a farm here, after which the second part of the village name derives.

To the north is Winterborne Stickland and to the south is Winterborne Whitechurch. The river flows through both these villages as well.


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