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Winterborne Muston is a village in
Winterborne Muston is a village in Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, England.
The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne
There are two River Winterbornes in Dorset, England.
The rivers only flow overground during the winter, hence the name. They both flow through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne" or “Winterbourne”.
The North Winterbo ...
, which flows from west to east through the village.
The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name.
To the west is Winterborne Kingston
Winterborne Kingston is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies south of the town of Blandford Forum and northeast of the large village of Bere Regis. It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the e ...
and to the east is Anderson. The river flows through both these villages as well.
See also
*Winterbourne (stream)
A winterbourne is a stream or river that is dry during the summer months, a special case of an intermittent stream. ''Winterbourne'' is a British term derived from the Old English ("winter stream"). A winterbourne is sometimes simply called a ...
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Villages in Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub