{{Short description|Village in Wiltshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name = Winterbourne Dauntsey |civil_parish = Winterbourne |coordinates = {{coord|51.113|N|1.750|W|type:city(500)_region:GB|display=title,inline}} |population = 500 |population_ref = (est. in 2011) |unitary_england = Wiltshire |lieutenancy_england = Wiltshire |region = South West England |constituency_westminster = Salisbury |post_town = Salisbury |postcode_district = SP4 |postcode_area = SP |dial_code = 01980 |static_image=The Winterbourne Arms, Winterbourne Dauntsey - geograph.org.uk - 311324.jpg |static_image_caption=Winterbourne Arms, Winterbourne Dauntsey |website = {{URL|https://thewinterbournes.weebly.com/|The Winterbournes}} }}
'''Winterbourne Dauntsey''' is a village in Wiltshire, England, in the Bourne valley on the A338 road about {{convert|3.5|mi|km|0}} northeast of Salisbury.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 176.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10414106/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Winterbourne Dauntsey CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref> The village adjoins Winterbourne Earls and Winterbourne Gunner. It is part of the civil parish of Winterbourne, formed on 1 April 1934 by amalgamating the three ancient parishes.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Winterbourne|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/249|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 July 2015|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10414106|title=Relationships and changes Winterbourne Dauntsey CP/AP through time|accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref> The name ''Winterbourne'' comes from the River Bourne, which flows through all three villages in winter and tends to dry up in summer, while ''Dauntsey'' comes from Roger Danteseye, who was the lord of the manor in 1242.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wiltshire Place Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwMXAQAAIAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Redbrick Pub.|isbn=978-0-9507182-5-5}}</ref>
==Churches== A Methodist chapel was built in the late 18th century,<ref>{{cite web|title=Methodist Chapel, Winterbourne Dauntsey|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/1094|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> and continues in use as Bourne Valley Methodist Church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bourne Valley Methodist Church |url=http://www.salisburymethodistcircuit.org.uk/Churches/BourneValley/Index.htm |publisher=Salisbury Methodist Circuit|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
The local Church of England parish church is St Michael and All Angels at Winterbourne Earls, built following the 1867 demolition of St Edward's (consecrated in 1326) at Winterbourne Dauntsey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of St. Edward, Winterbourne Dauntsey|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/1090|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
==Notable buildings== The Manor House, constructed around 1720 on the main road through the village, is built of Flemish bond brickwork with a tiled roof. It has two storeys, attics and basement. The front has seven bays with a central doorway approached by eight steps, and there are back-swept wings at either end of the building, making a semi-enclosed courtyard to rear. The interior has a central hall with arched stair, and panelled dining and drawing rooms on either side. Some of the bedrooms are also panelled. The house is Grade II* listed,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1135722|desc=Manor House, Winterbourne Dauntsey|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> and the roadside brick walls and iron gates (of similar date) and a timber-framed former granary (18th century or early 19th) are also listed.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1184530|desc=Gates and front wall to Manor House|access-date=12 February 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1135723|desc=Granary at Manor House|access-date=12 February 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
Peacock Cottages, two thatched cottages built in the 15th century as one house, are also Grade II* listed.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1184635|desc=Peacock Cottages, Gaters Lane|access-date=25 July 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
==Facilities== The village has a pub, the Winterbourne Arms.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Winterbourne Arms|url=http://www.thewinterbournearms.co.uk/|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> The local school, for children up to the age of 11, is Winterbourne Earls CofE Primary School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School|url=http://www.winterbourneearls.org/|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monarchsway.50megs.com/ |publisher=The Monarch's Way Association |title=The Monarch's Way |access-date=3 September 2016 }}</ref>
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Category:Villages in Wiltshire Category:Former civil parishes in Wiltshire