Winterbourne Abbas, South Winterborne
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Winterbourne Abbas, South Winterborne
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 16 Apr 2011
Looking upstream, close to its source. As the name implies, winterbournes often only flow in the winter months, fed by aquifers that are dry in summer. Villages in this valley spell their name with "u"; this river spells it without "u", and the phenomenon with "u".
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Image Location
Latitude
50.712874
Longitude
-2.541138