Dorset
West Dorset District
Winterborne Monkton

Winterborne Monkton

Winterborne Monkton is a small and civil parish in the county of in southern England. It lies close to the A354 road between the county town , 1.5 miles to the north, and the coastal resort , 5 miles to the south.
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Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet with 74 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, UK
  • Also known as: “Monkton” and “Winterborne Monkton, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude and Maiden Castle.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of , in the English county of . Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.

Archaeological site
The at Ridgeway Hill near , was a of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poundbury and Upwey.

Suburb
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. is situated 1½ miles north of Winterborne Monkton.

Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in south , England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. is situated 2 miles south of Winterborne Monkton.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Winterborne Monkton

Latitude
50.68952° or 50° 41′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.46025° or 2° 27′ 37″ west
Population
74
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
Open location code
9C2VMGQQ+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3839679552
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2633800
Wiki­data ID
Q2744059
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Winterborne Monkton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Chinese: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Dutch: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • French: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Irish: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Italian: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Ladin: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Persian: “وینتربورن مونکتون”
  • Polish: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Swedish: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • Welsh: “Winterborne Monkton”
  • “Winterborne Monkton”

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Highlights include The Manor House and Romano British Temple.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Winterborne Monkton”. Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.