Etymology

Winterborne Came

Today it means: A small settlement and civil parish (served by Winterborne Farringdon Parish Council) south of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY7088). Full definition →

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The story

Winterborne is a variant of Winterbourne, Came is from early possession by the abbey of Caen, France; a number of villages and parishes in Dorset have Winterborne in their name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.