Winterborne Monkton

{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}} {{distinguish|text=the similarly named village of [[Winterbourne Monkton]] in Wiltshire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |static_image_name = Winterborne Monkton.jpg |static_image_caption = Winterborne Monkton |country = England |official_name = Winterborne Monkton |coordinates = {{coord|50.69|-2.4587|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Dorset |population = 50 |population_ref = <ref name=dcc>{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882|title=Parish Population Data|date=20 January 2015|accessdate=21 March 2015|publisher=Dorset County Council|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121135528/https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882|url-status=dead}}</ref> |unitary_england = [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]] |lieutenancy_england = [[Dorset]] |region = South West England |post_town = Dorchester |postcode_area = DT |postcode_district = DT2 |constituency_westminster = [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]] |os_grid_reference = SY676878 }}

'''Winterborne Monkton''' is a small [[village]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[English county|county]] of [[Dorset]] in southern England. It lies close to the [[A354 road]] between the county town [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]], {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} to the north, and the coastal resort [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]], {{convert|5|mi|km}} to the south. [[Dorset County Council]]'s 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population was 50.<ref name=dcc/>

Winterborne Monkton village consists of a few houses and the church of St Simon & St Jude.

The [[hill fort]] of [[Maiden Castle, Dorset|Maiden Castle]] stands to the northwest.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Winterborne Monkton}} * [http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/monkton.html Winterborne Monkton Local History]

[[Category:Villages in Dorset]]