| Winterborne Stickland | |
|---|---|
 Winterborne Stickland | |
  Winterborne Stickland Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 520 |
| OS grid reference | ST835046 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode district | DT11 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Winterborne Stickland Village Website |
Winterborne Stickland is a village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) west of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the parish had an estimated population of 520.[1] In the 2011 census the parish, combined with the smaller neighbouring parishes of Winterborne Clenston to the south and Turnworth to the north, recorded a population of 653.[2] For unknown reasons, the 1881 census listed 10 residents of Chorley, Lancashire as having been born in the village.[citation needed]
Winterborne Stickland is sited in a winterbourne valley in the Dorset Downs, which gives rise to the first part of its name. The second part "Stickland" is derived from sticol, Old English for "steep".[3]
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Winterborne Stickland (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.