Winterborne Monkton

Winterborne Monkton

Winterborne Monkton is a hamlet and civil parish in the south-west of the English county of Dorset.

It is just off the A354 road, three miles south of Dorchester. The village has a population of 84 (2001), and consists of a few houses and a church. The great hill fort of Maiden Castle stands within the parish.

External links

* [http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/monkton.html Winterborne Monkton Local History]
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/bf1be56e8cbfc0d680256ec80059475a?OpenDocument Census data]


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