Coordinates: 50°39′44″N 2°16′27″W / 50.6623°N 2.2743°W
| Winfrith Newburgh | |
  Winfrith Newburgh
Winfrith Newburgh shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 718 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Winfrith Newburgh is a village in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is situated some eight miles west of Wareham and ten miles east of Dorchester. The village has a population of 718 (2001).
To the north of the village, surrounded by a Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve, is the Winfrith Technology Centre, on the site of the former UKAEA Winfrith Nuclear Power station. The latter was in service from the 1950s to early 1990s, and the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor was developed there.
Knighton heath, the Five Marys and Maggot Wood (Coombe Wood) are used for horse riding. Knighton Heath, which surrounds the north side of the village, has had 2 fires in the last 5 years, one arson and one accidental. The river Win runs through Winfrith, which is where the village gets its name from.
There is a Church of England Primary school (with a swimming pool), a post office, a football team, a cricket team, a drama club, a basket-ball court and a church. The church is dedicated to Saint Christopher.
The village was historically part of the Winfrith hundred.
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