River Winterborne

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There are two River Winterbornes in Dorset, England.{{cite web | url=http://www.dorsetaonb.org.uk/assets/downloads/Winterbournes_Wetlands/Winterborne_Leaflet_final_copy.pdf | title=Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Walking the River Winterborne | publisher=Dorset AONB Partnership, UK | website=www.dorsetaonb.org.uk| date=2011 | accessdate=18 April 2016}}

The rivers only flow overground during the winter, hence the name. They both flow through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne" or “Winterbourne”.

The North Winterborne flows through the following villages in Dorset from its source to the point where it joins the River Stour:{{cite web | url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB108043015990 | title=North Winterbourne | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer }}

• Winterborne Houghton
• Winterborne Stickland
• Winterborne Clenston
• Winterborne Whitechurch
• Winterborne Kingston
• Winterborne Muston
• Winterborne Anderson
• Winterborne Tomson
• Winterborne Zelston
• Almer
• Sturminster Marshall

The river flows at first southwards and then eastwards.

The South Winterborne flows through the following places in Dorset from its source to the point where it joins the River Frome.

• Winterbourne Abbas
• Winterbourne Steepleton
• Winterborne St Martin
• Winterborne Monkton
• Winterborne Herringston
• Winterborne Came

{{cite web | url=https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2017/10/the-dorset-walk-the-south-winterborne/ | title=The Dorset Walk – the South Winterborne | Dorset Life - the Dorset Magazine }}