Winterborne St Martin, commonly known as Martinstown, is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated four miles south west of Dorchester, beside Maiden Castle. The village has a population of 754 (As of 2001).
In the centre of the village is the parish church of St Martin, which dates from the 12th century and has a Norman font. Other amenities in the village include a public house, a village hall and a farm shop. Bronze Age barrows including Clandon Barrow surround the village, and Maiden Castle hillfort is nearby. The stream running through the village is a winterbourne.
Winterborne St Martin is in the UK Weather Records for the Highest 24-hour total rainfall, which was recorded in in the village on July 18th 1955. The total recorded was 279 mm (11 inches) in a 15-hour period.
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