Winterborne Came
Civil parish in Dorset, England
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::summary Civil parish in Dorset, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Winterborne Came |
| static_image | Came House, Winterborne Came - geograph.org.uk - 187624.jpg |
| static_image_width | 240px |
| static_image_caption | Came House, Winterborne Came |
| map_type | Dorset |
| coordinates | |
| population | 40 |
| population_ref | |
| unitary_england | Dorset |
| lieutenancy_england | Dorset |
| post_town | Dorchester |
| postcode_area | DT |
| postcode_district | DT2 |
| region | South West England |
| os_grid_reference | SY706883 |
| :: |
|country = England |official_name = Winterborne Came |static_image = Came House, Winterborne Came - geograph.org.uk - 187624.jpg |static_image_width = 240px |static_image_caption = Came House, Winterborne Came |map_type = Dorset |coordinates = |population = 40 |population_ref = | unitary_england= Dorset | lieutenancy_england= Dorset |post_town = Dorchester |postcode_area = DT |postcode_district = DT2 |region = South West England |os_grid_reference = SY706883 Winterborne Came is a small dispersed settlement and civil parish in the county of Dorset in England, situated in the west of the county, approximately 1 mi south-east of the county town Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population was 40.
Winterborne Came derives its name from the seasonal stream ('winterborne') by which it is sited, and from the town of Caen in France, as it was once owned by the Abbey of St. Stephen there. The parish consists of Came House, built in 1754 in the Palladian style, the nearby Perpendicular St. Peter's Church, a couple of farms, and an old rectory on the Dorchester to Wareham road, where for 25 years the Dorset dialect poet William Barnes lived when he was the incumbent rector. Barnes died in the rectory and is buried in the churchyard. About 100 metres west of the church is the site of the deserted village of Winterborne Farringdon, which has been depopulated since at least the 18th century.
References
References
- (20 January 2015). "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council.
- Treves, Sir F., ''Highways and Byways in Dorset'', Macmillan, 1905, p362
- Gant, R., ''Dorset Villages'', Hale 1980, p178
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