Winton, Dorset and Related Topics

Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton

British Conservative politician.

The Earl's kinswoman, Georgina Talbot, in celebration of the restoration of the title, gave the slightly altered name 'Winton' then in Hampshire now Winton, Dorset to a residential development in Bournemouth, which she was creating at this time.

Winton, Queensland

Town and locality in the Shire of Winton in Central West Queensland, Australia.

The North Gregory Hotel in Winton as it looked in 1879

At the races in Winton, Queensland, ca. 1890

Sir Hugh Nelson (centre, in white), then the Premier of Queensland, visited Winton in 1895. Here he is seen at the town's artesian bore.

The flooding in Winton in 1906 broke records.

Qantas, now the flag carrier airline of Australia, was founded in Winton in 1920. Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas cutting a tape to open a monument to that initial event, April 2021.

Elderslie Street about 1930. Clearly visible are the North Gregory Hotel as it looked then, and Corfield & Fitzmaurice General Merchants (although by this time, both its founders belonged to the town's history)

The 1946 North Gregory Hotel fire; silhouetted at right is the Corfield & Fitzmaurice Store.

Map showing the rough extent of the crustal anomaly west of Winton that may be an ancient impact structure

The town was named in 1876 by postmaster Robert Allen, after his place of birth, Winton, Dorset.

Arts University Bournemouth

Further and higher education university based in Poole, England, specialising in art, performance, design, and media.

In their second and third years, many students live in nearby suburbs of Bournemouth: typically Winton, Charminster or Boscombe, where they can live in independently owned residences.

Bournemouth

Coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.

Welcome to Bournemouth, England's Coastal Garden

Section of a 1759 map of Hampshire by Isaac Taylor, showing the Manor of Christchurch and the area around the Bourne chine

A view of Bournemouth showing the temporary wooden jetty that was replaced by an iron pier in 1880.

Photochrom of the entrance to the pier, 1890s

The Waterfront Cinema and Leisure Complex (now demolished)

Bournemouth Town Hall was built in the Victorian period, originally serving as a hotel for visitors to the town.

Financial services are crucial to the town's economy and Unisys was a major employer in the industry.

Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is a national conference and music venue in the town.

Bournemouth Pier including the Pier Theatre

Shops and apartments in the centre of Bournemouth

The grave of writer Mary Shelley and her parents, including Mary Wollstonecraft, in St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth

The Grade II listed entrance to Boscombe Pier

Bournemouth railway station, built in 1885, with a replica Victorian iron and glass roof

Bournemouth and Poole College Lansdowne Campus

St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth, built in 1898

A blue plaque marking the birthplace of Hubert Parry at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth

Blue Plaque on the Wall of St Peter's Churchyard commemorating the resting place of members of the Shelley family.

Areas within Bournemouth include: Boscombe, Kinson, Southbourne, Springbourne, Throop, Westbourne, Winton and Pokesdown.

Names of 2002 Bali bombings victims in Indonesia

Flora Thompson

English novelist and poet best known for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.

She later served at various other post offices, including offices at Grayshott, Yateley, and Winton in Bournemouth.

Moordown

Suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the northern part of the borough.

The new St. John's Church at Moordown, completed in 1874.

Mayfield Park Buildings, at 929-943 Wimborne Road

The church moved to its present site in the 1870s, partly in response to the development of Winton at Moordown's southern edge.

Victoria Park Methodist Church in Bournemouth.

Victoria Park, Dorset

Area of Bournemouth, Dorset.

The area is south of Moordown, north-west of Winton and east of Talbot Village, Wallisdown and Ensbury Park.

Boundary of Wallisdown and Winton West in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Wallisdown and Winton West (ward)

Ward in Bournemouth, Dorset.

The Wallisdown and Winton West ward is in Bournemouth, covering the suburbs of Wallisdown, Talbot Village, Slades Farm, Victoria Park, the southern areas of Ensbury Park and Redhill and the western areas of Winton.

Boundary of Winton East in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Winton East (ward)

Ward in Bournemouth, Dorset.

The Winton East ward is in Bournemouth, centred on the eastern areas of Winton and the western areas of Charminster.

The main transport features in the county.

Transport in Dorset

County in South West England.

The A341 runs east-west across the north of Bournemouth and Poole.

Bear Cross Roundabout is situated around half way along the A341 road.

Northbourne Roundabout; at the boundary of Bournemouth (see the welcome sign on the left). The A347 road crosses this roundabout southbound. The road to the right of the roundabout is Wimborne Road, and is the eastern end of the A341 road.

The A348 road runs over the bridge at Fleetsbridge, Poole.

The Woodbury Roundabout entrance to the Castlepoint Shopping Centre on the A3060 road.

The Cooper Dean Roundabout is a large gyratory. The A3060 Road travels beneath it and the A338 Road crosses it. This picture is taken on the bridge looking east towards Christchurch.

The A347 road goes eastwards along Talbot Avenue, cross the Talbot Roundabout and straight to the East Avenue Roundabout where the route re-joins Wimborne Road at South Winton.