Winterborne St. Martin, often known locally as Martinstown, is a small village and civil parish in rural Dorset in England. It sits on the chalk downs beside a winterbourne stream that typically flows only after winter rains, which gives the village its name, and lies within easy reach of the county town of Dorchester.
The settlement has a long history stretching back to medieval times, with a parish church, stone cottages and farm buildings characterising the streetscape; its population is only a few hundred. Traditionally agricultural, the local economy now combines farming with commuters working in nearby towns, and community life centres on the village hall, seasonal fêtes and the quiet, scenic rural setting that typifies much of Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Winterborne St. Martin
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 23.5 miles
- Weymouth 5.5 miles
- Yeovil 18 miles
- Dorchester 2.6 miles
- Bridport 11.4 miles
- Chard 23.4 miles
- Chard Town 23.2 miles
- Portland 10.5 miles
- Blandford Forum 18.5 miles
- Swanage 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Winterborne Monkton Parish 1.6 miles
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 1.8 miles
- Winterbourne Steepleton Parish 1.8 miles
- Bradford Peverell Parish 2 miles
- Winterborne & Broadmayne Ward 2.3 miles
- Dorchester West Ward 2.5 miles
- Dorchester Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Winterborne Herringston Parish 2.7 miles
- Winterbourne Abbas Parish 2.9 miles
- Bincombe Parish 3 miles
- Dorchester East Ward 3.2 miles
- Charminster Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Winterborne St. Martin
DT2 9JR, DT2 9TW, DT2 9JU, DT2 9JJ, DT2 9LA, DT2 9JX, DT2 9JS, DT2 9LE, DT2 9JT … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 29.3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 40.1 miles
- Dorchester West Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Dorchester South Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Winterborne St. Martin Ad
- The Brewers Arms 3 0.2 miles
- The Duchess of Cornwall 4 1.8 miles
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Dorchester 3 2.8 miles
- New Inn Dorchester 3 5.3 miles
- The Black Dog Inn 3 5.4 miles
- The Junction Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- The Kings Arms 4 3.4 miles
- Greyhound Inn 6.8 miles
- The Fairhaven Hotel 3 6.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 2.5 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 5.4 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 6.7 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 8.3 miles
- Portland Marina Marina 9.1 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 13.1 miles
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Purbeck Hills Hill 17.4 miles
- Charmouth Beach Beach 17.6 miles