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Winfrith Newburgh Dorset Photographs
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Title: Church Of St Christopher
Place: Winfrith Newburgh
About: The church of St Christopher at Winfrith Newburgh was restored and enlarged in 1854, at this time the north aisle was added.
Photograph Added: 12th June 2006
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Title: Winfrith Newburgh
Place: Winfrith Newburgh
About: Thatched cottages in the village of Winfrith Newburgh. Winfrith Newburgh is located six miles west of Wareham.
Photograph Added: 31st May 2006
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About Winfrith Newburgh Dorset.
Winfrith Newburgh is a large parish located between Dorchester and Wareham on the A352 about 3 miles west of Wool. In the census of 2001 the village had a population of 718. This number is greatly increased by the large number of visitors to bed and breakfast and holiday cottages etc as this area is close to a great many of Dorset?s attractions
The manor originally belonged to the Newburgh family and it has been recorded that in 1066 the village of Wool and surrounding lands were owned by a family by the name of de Newburgh. In fact this family appeared to have owned most of the land between Wool and Lulworth by the sea.
The church is dedicated to St Christopher and is sited at the southern end of Winfrith Newburgh. Its chancel dates originally from 1220 and the priest's door is also 13 century.The church was fully restored and enlarged in 1854 when the north aisle was added. Today some Norman architectural features still remain the most notable being the north doorway. Outside the church there is a very attractive lych gate constructed in memory of those who fell in the First Great War.
To the north of the village is the Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve and the UKAEA's Winfrith Technology Centre. This was a research institution and between the 1950's and early 1990's it was a Nuclear Power station where the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor was developed. There are only a limited number of examples of this design and the major one is at Winfrith. A 100MW reactor which ceased operation in 1990 after 23 years of successful operation having reached the end of its design life.
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