| Winterborne Zelston | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Winterborne Zelston | |
  Winterborne Zelston Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 90 |
| OS grid reference | SY898976 |
| 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 | |
Winterborne Zelston is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England.[1] It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the A31 road eight miles (thirteen kilometres) south of Blandford Forum and 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Poole. The parish had a population of 141 in 2001.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 90.[3]
The first name of "Winterborne" comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.[4] Zelstone is probably from the name of the Zeals family.[5] The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. To the west is Winterborne Tomson and to the north-east is Almer. The river flows through both these villages as well.[6]
- ^ "Winterborne Zelston". Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Winterborne Zelston Parish Profile". 2001 Census. Dorset County Council/Archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Walking the River Winterborne" (PDF). Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dorset AONB Partnership, UK. 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Ekwall (1960). The Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, 4th edition. Oxford University Press. pp. 524–525.
- ^ "Dorchester, Weymouth and surrounding area" (Map). Landranger 194. Ordnance Survey.