Winterborne Stickland

proper noun

A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8304).

OriginOld English sticol →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8304).

Origin

  1. Old Englishsticol“steep”
  2. EnglishWinterborne Stickland

Winterborne is a variant of Winterbourne, Stickland comes from Old English sticol (“steep”); a number of villages and parishes in Dorset have Winterborne in their name.

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Winterborne Stickland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterborne%20Stickland

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“Winterborne Stickland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterborne%20Stickland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winterborne Stickland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterborne%20Stickland.

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