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]
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]
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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]
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]
50°41′30″N 2°26′29″W / 50.69167°N 2.44139°W