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| Winton | |
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  Winton Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 11,066 (East Ward 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SZ085935 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode district | BH3 and BH9 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Winton is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England (historically in Hampshire).[2] It lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Bournemouth town centre, along Wimborne Road (the A347). Winton is to the east of Wallisdown, Victoria Park and Talbot Woods and south of Moordown.
Winton gave its name to Winton, Queensland.[3]
- ^ "Winton East ward 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Great Britain and Ireland - interactive county map".
- ^ Reader, Jane (19 June 2007). "Pop down (under) to Winton..." Bournemouth Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
a book which reveals the town in western Queensland was named after our very own Winton by the postmaster, Robert Allen, in 1876