Winterborne Stickland

The Domesday book{{Cite web|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/ST8304/winterborne-stickland/|title=Domesday Book|website=opendomesday.org|access-date=2020-03-25}} records the canons of Coutances (St Mary), Normandy, as the tenant-in-chief in 1066 with no change by 1086, after the conquest.

In the Pimperne Hundred, the village had 12 villagers, 20 smallholders, 5 slaves, 9 ploughlands, 4 lord's plough teams, 4 men's plough teams, 3.75 lord's lands, pasture of {{convert|26|by|4|furlong|m|sigfig=2|abbr=off}}, woodland of {{convert|5|by|4|furlong|m|sigfig=2|abbr=off}} and 1 mill valued at 12 shillings and 5 pence.

The annual value to the lord was 15 pounds in 1086. The 37 households place Winterborne Stickland in the largest 20% of settlements recorded.

The parish church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the 13th century, the tower from around 1500 and the south porch from the 16th century. Restoration work took place in 1892. The building is constructed of bands of stone and flint and there is a north tomb chamber. The tower is on the west end and is in two stages; it has diagonal buttresses, pinnacles and a parapet surrounded by battlements. The interior is plastered and whitewashed and has a possibly medieval ribbed wagon roof. The font, hexagonal pulpit and the panelling in the tomb chamber are eighteenth century. The screen between the chancel and tomb chamber may use parts of the fifteenth century rood screen. There are various seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century monuments, and the table tomb in the tomb chamber is dedicated to Thomas and Barbara Skinner.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-103402-church-of-st-mary-winterborne-stickland-#.V8AV0a3GD6g |title=Church of St Mary, Winterborne Stickland |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=26 August 2016}}

There is a village hall, Pamela Hambro Hall, which is used often by the community and is known for its Artsreach shows.{{cite web|URL=https://artsreach.co.uk/venue/winterborne-stickland-the-pamela-hambro-hall|title=Artsreach - The Pamela Hambro Hall|publisher=Artsreach|access-date=1 February 2025}}

To the north of the village is a children's playground, tennis court, football pitch and a clubhouse. The clubhouse is well known by locals for the 'Messy Games' which usually take place every summer and/or Christmas.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} To the north of that is a small orchard of apple, pear and plum trees.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Many of the thatched cottages in the village are listed buildings.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/dorset/winterborne+stickland#.V8AfPK3GD6i |title=Listed Buildings in Winterborne Stickland, Dorset, England |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=26 August 2016}}

There is an independently-owned pub in the centre of the village, The Crown, which was extensively restored by Ray and Tina Clayton in 1983.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

The village used to have a post office which had a shop selling local food and other products. This closed in February 2015 and has since moved into the Pamela Hambro Hall on July 24, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/13499580.post-office-services-restored-to-north-dorset-village/|title=Post Office services restored to North Dorset village|publisher=Dorset Echo|access-date=25 July 2015}} There also used to be another village store in Winterborne Stickland known as Stickland Stores, which closed in March 2006. {{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/valleynewsdt11/docs/vn-march-2006-firstedition|title=Stickland Stores to close (page 5)|publisher=Valley News|access-date=19 November 2022}}

There is a MOT centre/garage in the village called 'Kevin's Garage'.{{cite web|url=https://motcentre.info/directory/dorset/kevins-garage-and-service-station/?srsltid=AfmBOop34zgfwfWQo5TZMH-4OfUdrhe1R2bXOSCdJdbcg_DVg5ZisRbq|title=Kevin's Garage and Service Station|publisher=MOT Centre Info|access-date=1 February 2025}}

There used to be a school in the village called 'The Dunbury School', until 2011. From 2015 to 2023, the old school building housed a nursery, which closed following safeguarding concerns from Ofsted.{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23717066.north-dorset-nursery-closed-immediately-ofsted-report/|title=North Dorset nursery closed immediately after Ofsted report|publisher=Dorset Echo|access-date=17 August 2023}}

The village green is a small area of greenery in Winterborne Stickland which contains the village sign, various benches and a river (the river Winterborne) flowing in the centre.{{cite web|URL=https://www.winterbornestickland-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Finances/Audit-2023/Asset-Reg-as-at-31st-March-2023-Audit.pdf|title=Winterborne Stickland asset log|publisher=Winterborne Stickland Parish Council|access-date=31 March 2023}} The village sign was renovated and appeared in Season 2 Episode 7 of The Repair Shop in March 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bk8v92|title=The Repair Shop Season 2 Episode 7|publisher=BBC|access-date=28 March 2018}}

Winterborne Stickland is part of the Winterborne North ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.{{Cite web |title=Area profile for Winterborne North - Dorset Council |url=https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/winterborne-north |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk}}

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• [https://www.winterbornestickland-pc.gov.uk/ Winterborne Stickland Parish Council]

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