Winterbourne Steepleton is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated in a winterbourne valley five miles west of Dorchester, next to the village of Winterbourne Abbas. The village has a population of 295 (As of 2001[update]), and derives its name from having one of only three stone church steeples in the county (the others being at Iwerne Minster and Trent).[1]
External links
Media related to Winterbourne Steepleton at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Dorset, Frank R. Heath, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, Sixth Ed. (revised), 1922.
Coordinates: 50°42′24″N 2°31′49″W / 50.70679°N 2.53029°W
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