Back Winterborne Zelston CEB Winterborne Zelston Welsh وینتربورن زلستون Persian Winterborne Zelston French Winterborne Zelston Italian Winterborne Zelston LLD Winterborne Zelston Dutch Winterborne Zelston Polish Winterborne Zelston Swedish Winterborne Zelston ZH-MIN-NAN
| Winterborne Zelston | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Winterborne Zelston | |
  Winterborne Zelston Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 90 |
| OS grid reference | SY898976 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode district | DT11 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Winterborne Zelston is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England.[1] It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the A31 road eight miles (thirteen kilometres) south of Blandford Forum and 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Poole. The parish had a population of 141 in 2001.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 90.[3]
The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.[4] Zelstone is probably from the name of the Zeals family.[5] The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. To the west is Winterborne Tomson and to the north-east is Almer. The river flows through both these villages as well.[6]
- ^ "Winterborne Zelston". Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Winterborne Zelston Parish Profile". 2001 Census. Dorset County Council/Archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Walking the River Winterborne" (PDF). Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dorset AONB Partnership, UK. 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Ekwall (1960). The Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, 4th edition. Oxford University Press. pp. 524–525.
- ^ "Dorchester, Weymouth and surrounding area" (Map). Landranger 194. Ordnance Survey.