Towns & cities · South West England
Winterborne St Martin
Winterborne St Martin — village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester West · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Winterborne St Martin is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 422 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6900°, -2.5100°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Winterborne St Martin, commonly known as Martinstown, is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Dorchester, beside Maiden Castle. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 780. In the centre of the village is the parish church of St Martin, which dates from the 12th century and has a Norman font. Other amenities in the village include a public house, village hall and post office. Bronze Age barrows including Clandon Barrow surround the village, and Maiden Castle hillfort is nearby. The stream running through the village is a winterbourne though rarely dries out in the summer now. Winterborne St Martin is in the UK Weather Records for the Highest 24-hour total rainfall, which was recorded in the village on 18 July 1955. The total recorded was 279 mm (11 inches) in a 15-hour period.
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Background
History
In 1086 in the Domesday Book Winterborne St Martin was recorded as Wintreburne; it had 22 households, 6 ploughlands, 13 acre of meadow and one mill. It was in the hundred of Dorchester and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Hawise, wife of Hugh son of Grip. In 1268 Henry II granted a charter to Winterborne St Martin, which allowed the village to hold an annual fair within five days of St. Martin's Day. The fair, which in times past was a leading horse market and amusement fair, had been revived, but the old-time custom of roasting a ram was replaced once during an event in the 1960s with a 'badger roast'. The 80 lb badger was caught in a snare, and many villagers thought they were eating…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6900, -2.5100
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Winterborne St. Martin
- Postcode
- DT2 9TU
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Population
- 422
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester West — 5.3 km
- Official site
- www.martinstown.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1240961 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winterborne St Martin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Martinstown church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winterborne St Martin?
- Winterborne St Martin is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 9TU), in the parish of Winterborne St. Martin.
- Is Winterborne St Martin a protected site?
- Yes — Winterborne St Martin is part of the Chesil & The Fleet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Winterborne St Martin free to visit?
- Yes, Winterborne St Martin is free to enter.
- How do I get to Winterborne St Martin?
- The nearest railway station is Dorchester West, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 9TU.