Winterborne Whitechurch
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Coordinates: 50°48′03″N 2°13′56″W / 50.8007°N 2.2321°W
Winterborne Whitechurch | |
Blandford Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch |
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Winterborne Whitechurch Winterborne Whitechurch shown within Dorset | |
Population | 694 |
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OS grid reference | ST837002 |
District | North 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 |
Winterborne Whitechurch, also Winterborne Whitchurch, is a village in central Dorset, England, situated in a winterbourne valley on the A354 road on the Dorset Downs 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 694 (As of 2001). It used to house two village shops but both closed down, though there is a farm shop and tea room open for most of the year. There is a federated primary school. The village public house the "Milton Arms" now acts as a newsagent.
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