Winterbourne, Winterbourne Abbas

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Winterbourne, Winterbourne Abbas

Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 16 Aug 2009

Small streams are known by many different names - for example, burns, gilt, beck and slack. Bourne is a variant of burn, and is the form commonly used in the south of England since the 14th century.It is most usually applied to streams on the chalk downs which are dry in the summer. The heavier rain of winter causes springs to rise higher up the valley, and has given the names Winterbourne to a number of places in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Wiltshire.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.713489
Longitude
-2.544119