Winterbourne Steepleton
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 Winterbourne Steepleton
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| Population | 297 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SY628898 |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
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Winterbourne Steepleton is a village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated in a winterbourne valley 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Dorchester, next to the village of Winterbourne Abbas. The name of the village derives from its site next to a seasonal winterbourne stream and from having a stone church steeple[2] - one of only three medieval stone spires in the county (the others being at Iwerne Minster and Trent).[3] In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 297.[1]
The parish church, dedicated to St Michael, dates mostly from the 12th and 13th centuries, although the nave has Saxon elements and the steeple is a 14th-century addition.[3][4]
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