Winterbourne Monktonis a small village andcivil parishin Wiltshire, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north ofAvebury Stone Circleand 6 miles (10 km) northwest ofMarlborough.
| Winterbourne Monkton | |
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 The New Inn, Winterbourne Monkton | |
  Winterbourne Monkton Location withinWiltshire | |
| Population | 160 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU100720 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode district | SN4 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
The village lies immediately west of theA4361road betweenSwindonandDevizes.
History
editThe largeNeolithiccausewayed enclosureonWindmill Hill,in the southeast towards Avebury, is partly in the parish.[2]The eastern boundary of the parish is the ancient trackway known asThe Ridgeway.[3]
Domesday Bookin 1086 recorded a settlement atWintrebornewith 32 households, and land held byGlastonbury Abbey.[4]
The name Winterbourne (first evidenced in 869)[3]refers to theKennet,which at this point isseasonal.The Monkton suffix reflects the Glastonbury estate,[3]to distinguish the parish and village from other Winterbournes in Wiltshire, includingWinterbourne Bassettwhich is close by to the north.
After thedissolutionof Glastonbury, the manor was granted toEdward Seymour,later Duke of Somerset, who soon sold it.Sir James Harvey,laterLord Mayor of London,bought the manor in 1577. In 1621 it was inherited through marriage byJohn PophamMP ofLittlecote House,who was succeeded by his brotherAlexander(died 1669, also an MP). The manor continued in the Popham family until c.1899, and was sold as four farms in 1917.[3]
Local government
editWinterbourne Monkton elects a jointparish councilwith the adjacent parish ofBerwick Bassett.[5]It falls within the area of theWiltshire Council,aunitary authoritywhich is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Parish church
editTheChurch of Englandparish churchof St Mary Magdalen isGrade II listed.[6]The church has 12th-century origins[7]but was rebuilt in 1878 byWilliam Butterfield.
Amenities
editANational Schoolwas built in 1847 and educated children of all ages until 1949.[8]It became a Church of England primary school which closed in 1971; local children go toBroad HintonorLockeridge.
The villagepub,the New Inn, closed in 2012.[9]In 2018, the pub reopened under the same name, and also has an attached B&B, named Elderbrook House.
References
edit- ^"Wiltshire Community History – Census".Wiltshire Council.Retrieved24 July2015.Note ONS raw data encapsulates 'too small to publish all data for reasons of confidentiality of living people'Berwick Bassettin the parish data being here identical to output area E00162634 so no other demographic statistics will be available for a few decades from 2011.
- ^Historic England."A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill (1008446)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^abcdBaggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). "Parishes: Winterbourne Monkton". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.).A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12.University of London. pp. 192–198.Retrieved20 February2021– via British History Online.
- ^Winterbourne Monktonin theDomesday Book
- ^"Berwick Bassett and Winterbourne Monkton Joint Parish Council".Wiltshire Council.Retrieved27 July2015.
- ^Historic England."Church of St Mary Magdalen, Winterbourne Monkton (1033812)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved27 July2015.
- ^"Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton".Wiltshire Community History.Wiltshire Council.Retrieved27 July2015.
- ^"Winterbourne Monkton Church of England V.C. School".Wiltshire Community History.Wiltshire Council.Retrieved27 July2015.
- ^"Villagers battle to save pub".Gazette and Herald. 10 January 2013.Retrieved18 February2016.
External links
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