Winterborne Tomson is a village in Dorset, England.[1]
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The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.[2] The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. To the west is Anderson and to the east is Winterborne Zelston. The river flows through both these villages as well.
The village church is named after St Andrew. The furnishings in the church were given by Archbishop William Wake (1657–1737) of Canterbury.[3] According to Nikolaus Pevsner, it is "a gem of a village church, sufficiently different from others to arrest attention".[4] The church is Grade I listed.
The picturesque stone Tomson Farmhouse dates from the early 17th century and is Grade II* listed. According to Pevsner, it is a building of "real architectural interest."[5] The building is probably copied from Winterborne Clenston Manor.