village formed part of neighbouring Milton Abbas parish, resulting in Winterborne Whitechurch church standing outside its own parish. The non-conformist preacher John Westley, grandfather of John and Charles Wesley, was appointed Vicar of Winterborne Whitechurch by Oliver Cromwell's Commission of Triers in 1658. He was imprisoned for not using the Book of Common Prayer and ejected in 1662, delivering his farewell sermon to a weeping audience on 17 August that year. Geography Winterborne Whitechurch parish covers in the valley of the Winterborne brook. The underlying geology is chalk. Measured directly, Winterborne Whitechurch village is about southwest of Blandford Forum, northwest of Poole and northeast of Dorchester. The northern part of Winterborne Whitechurch parish is within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Amenities The village has a federated primary school, Dunbury CofE Academy, for Key Stage Two pupils; Reception and Key Stage One pupils go to a second Dunbury site in neighbouring Winterborne Kingston. The village has a village hall, run by the village hall committee and available for hire. There is a pub in the village called The Milton Arms (closed since 2021). There is a farm shop and tea room in the village. The village has in the past had shops and a pub. References External links Villages in Dorset