Winfrith Newburgh
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 St Christopher's parish church |
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| Winfrith Newburgh shown within Dorset | |
| Population | 669 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SY800850 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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| Website | Winfrith Newburgh & East Knighton |
Winfrith Newburgh (/ˌwɪnfrɪθ ˈnjuːbrə/; commonly called just Winfrith) is a village and civil parish in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is about 8 miles (13 km) west of Wareham and 10 miles (16 km) east of the county town Dorchester. It was historically part of the Winfrith hundred. In the 2011 census the civil parish – which includes the hamlet of East Knighton to the northeast – had 300 households and a population of 669. An electoral ward with the name simply 'Winfrith' exists but extends northwards to Briantspuddle. The total population of this ward was 1,618.
The name Winfrith derives from the river Win, which runs through the village. In 1086 in the Domesday Book it was recorded as Winfrode, and Bolla the priest held the manor. It was later granted to Robert de Neubourg, whose descendants were Lords of the Manor until the death of Sir Roger Newburgh in 1514. The family name is incorporated into the village's name. The lordship then passed, along with the Newburghs' foundation of Bindon Abbey, to the Marney family, and then to the Poynings and the Howards, before being purchased by the Weld family in 1641.
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