Winkton, Dorset

Winkton is a hamlet in the historic county of Hampshire and the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Together with the village of Burton, it is part of the civil parish of Burton and Winkton, in the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Winkton is on the borders of the New Forest, and is adjacent to the River Avon. The town of Christchurch lies to the south. The former airfield RAF Winkton was constructed nearby.

History
Winkton was listed in the Domesday Book under the name Weringetone. It was described as follows by John Wise in his The New Forest - Its History and its Scenery, published in 1867: "Leaving Sopley, we come to Winkton, the Weringetone of Domesday, where stood two mills, which were rented, as we have seen was often the case, by a payment of eels. The views here are full of quiet beauty; the river winding along between its green walls of rushes, set with white and purple comfrey and yellow loosestrife, flowing into the darkness of the trees, and then again coming out by meadows, across which rises the Priory Church of Christchurch, standing out clear and sharp against the dark mass of Hengistbury Head."

Politics
Winkton is part of the Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons. It is currently represented by Conservative MP Christopher Chope.