Winterborne Stickland

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Winterborne Stickland
Location within Dorset
Population520 
OS grid reference ST835046
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
Website Winterborne Stickland Village Website
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UK
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Dorset
50°50′26″N2°14′07″W / 50.8405°N 2.2353°W / 50.8405; -2.2353

Winterborne Stickland is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies about four miles (six kilometres) west of the town of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 520. [1] In the 2011 census the parish, combined with the smaller neighbouring parishes of Winterborne Clenston to the south and Turnworth to the north, recorded a population of 653. [2] For unknown reasons, the 1881 census listed 10 residents of Chorley, Lancashire as having been born in the village.

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Winterborne Stickland is sited in a winterbourne valley in the Dorset Downs, which gives rise to the first part of its name. The second part "Stickland" is derived from sticol, Old English for "steep". [3]

Blandford Forest is a scattered area of woodlands northwest of Blandford Forum that is located within a 10 km radius of Winterborne Stickland.

History

The Domesday book [4] 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 26 by 4 furlongs (5,200 by 800 metres), woodland of 5 by 4 furlongs (1,000 by 800 metres) 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 Church

The parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the thirteenth century, the tower from around 1500 and the south porch from the sixteenth 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. [5]

Amenities

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. In 2022, the children's playground was renovated with new wooden play equipment as the previous play equipment was too dangerous for use.

To the north of that is a small orchard of apple, pear and plum trees.

Many of the thatched cottages in the village are listed buildings. [6]

There is a pub in the centre of the village called The Crown. The Crown was extensively restored by Ray and Tina Clayton in 1983. At this point it was a free house.Now is currently owned by Ringwood Brewery. In 2019, Marstons Breweries tried to purchase the pub from Ringwood Brewery but they were unsuccessful in their attempt. As of March 2022, the pub has been renovated with a new sign and the pub has been painted blue. Due to the closure of Ringwood Brewery in 2023, The Crown is now independently owned.

The village used to have a post office which had a shop selling local food and other products. This closed down around 2015 and has since moved into the Pamela Hambro Hall. The former shop premises is currently owned by Valley Fabrications and is used to store various items.

There also used to be another village store in Winterborne Stickland known as Stickland Stores (later named Sticky Stores). It also closed down around the same time as the post office.

There is a MOT centre/garage in the village called 'Kevin's Garage' which used to sell petrol up until the late 1990s. This petrol station used to constantly change suppliers.

There also (allegedly) used to be another petrol station in the village opposite the former post office. It used to only have one pump and sold Shell branded fuel.

There is a village hall in the village called the Pamela Hambro Hall. This hall is used often by the community and is known for its Artsreach shows.

Just outside the village is a small area with four office blocks surrounded by a farm house.

There used to be a school in the village called 'The Dunbury School'. Unfortunately, the school closed its doors in 2011 and sat abandoned and empty for many years. It was originally going to be transferred into another primary school baring a different name but this never happened. Around 2013–2014, students at other Dunbury School bases decided to chose a name for the new nursery which would be in the old Stickland base. The name chosen was 'Stickleberries'. The new nursery opened in the old school premises around 2015-2016 and used to hold an after school club for Dunbury School students. The nursery is also surrounded by the village green. Stickberries was forced to close permanently in 2023 after safeguarding concerns from Ofsted. The fate of the former school/nursery site is currently unknown although it is likely to be converted into private housing.

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. The village sign was renovated and appeared in Season 2 Episode 7 of The Repair Shop in March 2018.

Governance

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Winterborne Stickland is part of the Winterborne North ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Winterborne Stickland (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 78. ISBN   0 7091 8135 3.
  4. ↑ "Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Church of St Mary, Winterborne Stickland". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Listed Buildings in Winterborne Stickland, Dorset, England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Area profile for Winterborne North - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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