- Winfrith Newburgh
Infobox UK place
official_name= Winfrith Newburgh
country= England
region= South West England
shire_county=Dorset
shire_district= Purbeckpopulation= 718 (2001 Census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= SY800850
map_type= Dorset
latitude=
longitude=
london_distance=post_town= Dorchester
postcode_area= DT
postcode_district= DT2
dial_code=constituency_westminster= South Dorset
Winfrith Newburgh is a village in the Purbeck district of the English county of
Dorset . It is situated some eight miles west of Wareham and ten miles east of Dorchester. The village has apopulation of 718 (2001).To the north of the village, surrounded by a
Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve , is theWinfrith Technology Centre , on the site of the formerUKAEA Winfrith Nuclear Power station. The latter was in service from the 1950s to early 1990s, and theSteam Generating Heavy Water Reactor was developed there.Knighton heath, the Five Marys and Maggot Wood (Coombe Wood) are used for horse riding. Knighton Heath, which surrounds the north side of the village, has had 2 fires in the last 5 years, one arson and one accidental. The river Win runs through Winfrith, which is where the village gets its name from.
There is a
Church of England Primary school (with a swimming pool), apost office , a football team, a cricket team, a drama club, a basket-ball court and a church. The church is dedicated toSt Christopher .The village was historically part of the Winfrith hundred.
External links
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/bcd3dc1b2c3c235d80256ec5004f84ed?OpenDocument Census data]
* [http://www.winfrith.net The local website]
* [http://www.aeat.com/ AEA Technology]
* [http://www.winfrithtechnologycentre.co.uk www.WinfrithTechnologyCentre.co.uk]
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