Winterborne Herringston

Winterborne Herringston, also Winterbourne Herringston, is a small civil parish and hamlet containing about 600 acres in Dorset, England, 1.4 miles south of Dorchester.[1] The only significant structure is Herringston House, a Grade II* listed[2] 14th-century manor house which has been the home of the Williams family since 1513.[1]

Herringston House, north front

The name is derived from the small river Winterborne or Winterbourne[3] and from the family of Herring, the mediaeval owners.[4]

It was originally part of the parish of the abandoned village of Winterborne Farringdon, and from the 17th to the 19th century of Winterborne Came.[5] Ecclesiastically it is now included in the parish of Winterborne Monkton.[6]

References
  1. RCHME Dorset, vol 2: Winterborne Herringston
  2. Historic England. "Herringston House (1119179)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. Often known as the South Winterborne, as opposed to the North Winterborne
  4. A D Mills, 1977: "Place Names of Dorset", Vol 1 (Survey of English Place-Names LII). ISBN 9780904889024
  5. RCHME Dorset, vol 2: Winterborne Came
  6. DorchesterAnglican.info: Winterborne Monkton

50°41′30″N 2°26′29″W

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