# Winterborne Monkton

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Village in Dorset, England

Not to be confused with the similarly named village of [Winterbourne Monkton](/source/Winterbourne_Monkton) in Wiltshire.

Human settlement in England

Winterborne Monkton Winterborne Monkton Winterborne Monkton Location within Dorset Population 50 [1] OS grid reference SY676878 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Dorchester Postcode district DT2 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°41′24″N 2°27′31″W / 50.69°N 2.4587°W / 50.69; -2.4587

**Winterborne Monkton** is a small [village](/source/Village) and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset) in southern England. It lies close to the [A354 road](/source/A354_road) between the county town [Dorchester](/source/Dorchester%2C_Dorset), 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north, and the coastal resort [Weymouth](/source/Weymouth%2C_Dorset), 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south. [Dorset County Council](/source/Dorset_County_Council)'s 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population was 50.[1]

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

The [hill fort](/source/Hill_fort) of [Maiden Castle](/source/Maiden_Castle%2C_Dorset) stands to the northwest.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-1) ["Parish Population Data"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151121135528/https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882). Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882) on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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- [Winterborne Monkton Local History](http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/monkton.html)

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