Winterborne Kingston, Dorset

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Located within two miles north-east of Bere Regis and six-and-a-half miles south-east from Blandford is the small parish of Winterborne Kingston. The parish is situated in a winterbourne valley located on the edge of the dip slope of the Dorset Downs.

HISTORY

Icknield Street, which was a prehistoric route then later used by the Romans, passes through the village. Later on, ploughed fields revealed several artefacts of Roman origin.

Historically, Dorset has a lot of cottage industries related to the clothing trade. In the 1680s, button making or buttony developed and Blanford was the main centre. A lot of the men from the area were employed as agricultural labourers.

Farms here were mostly small dairy farms that worked to supply dairy products for the markets in London. The area also has limekilns, which were important to the agricultural scene. One of the main crops produced here was barley and it was used for malt production for beer brewing in the breweries of Dorsetshire and London.

Other trades in the area include bricklayers, blacksmiths, carpenters and shoemakers.

LANDMARKS

The Church of St Nichols – stands in the south-eastern part of the village. The walls of the church are made of flint and Heathstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Its roofs are tiled and the chancel, nave, west tower and south porch are all of 14th-century origin but underwent restoration in 1871.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Whether you need to see more Winterborne Kingston flowers or see what the surrounding areas have to offer, you'll be impressed with what's in store for you. Here's a few of what you get to see:

Clouds Hill – a white-washed cottage located in Bovington that also served as the rural retreat of famed British Army officer T. E. Lawrence who was famously called Lawrence of Arabia. This is what he had to say about Clouds Hill: “I've a hut in a wood near camp wherein I spend my spare evenings.” The rooms are just as he had left them and is done to reflect his personality and close links to the Middle East.

Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum – where you'll learn about the story of the arrest, trial, punishment and release of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The Martyrs were a group of six leaders who were farm workers who got arrested for starting a trade union in 1834. After they were sentenced to seven years of transportation for taking an oath of secrecy, a massive protest was conducted across the country demanding their freedom. And it proved a success.

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre – a chimpanzee rescue centre in Wareham, Dorset. The centre helps governments across the world stop the smuggling of primates from the wild. In their centre, refugees and those who have suffered abuse are rehabilitated into natural living groups.

Blandford Fashion Museum – features a collection of fashions that date back to the 18th-century to the 1970s.

The Tank Museum – has a collection of armoured fighting vehicles.

As you can see, there are so many sights to see in nearby areas. If you want to stay the night or a couple of days perhaps, there are a few accommodations where you can have a good night's rest. In case you're coming on a romantic excursion, why not make the event more special by buying flowers in Winterborne Kingston to put a smile on your date's face? If not, you can always send flowers to Winterborne Kingston for that matter.

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