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Winterborne Stickland
Winterborne Stickland (ST 835 045) and Winterborne Houghton (ST 820 045) lie nestling in the valley bottom between rolling chalk hills at the head of the Winterborne Valley. The name of the valley derives from the fact that under summer conditions there is usually barely a trickle of water flowing down valley, the river – or 'bourne' – normally only appearing during the wet winter months, a feature characteristic of the chalk downland areas.
Summer and Autumn 2000 were very much wetter than usual – leading to widespread flooding throughout the whole country. This gallery – taken in early December, a few days after the water had started to subside after yet another period of flooding in the valley – gives a flavour of how many of the villages and towns across the county were affected during this period.
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In the top row of pictures:
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See also: Flooding in the Stour Valley, winter 2000/2001 Nearby locations that also feature in galleries on this site: More views of Dorset in December Other sites on the webThe Dorset Page: Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Houghton – local information and links to further resources on the web Maps of the area on streetmap.co.uk: 1:50,000 – detail, 1:250,000 – locality and route to get there
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