Ogbourne St. Andrew
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Ogbourne St Andrew is a small village in Wiltshire
. It is near the village of Ogbourne St George and the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey
and Rockley
. The village is lacking in local facilities because it changed from a farming-based community into a commuter-based one and therefore lost its local shop and post office due to lack of demand. The local pub remains open though, originally called The Wheatsheaf is now a gastro-pub called Silks on the Downs because of the local association with Horse Racing. Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to Marlborough.
The village has a small church that is run by the Reverend
Roger Powell, who is also the vicar
of Ogbourne St George and Chiseldon
. The church has a ring of five bells with a 15-hundredweight tenor tuned to the key of F. In the churchyard there is a round barrow
, excavated in 1880 by Maud Cunnington
.
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. It is near the village of Ogbourne St George and the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey
Ogbourne Maizey
Ogbourne Maizey is a hamlet in Wiltshire. It is at the Marlborough end of the village of Ogbourne St. Andrew. The hamlet on the banks of the River Og is dominated by commuter housing and race horse stables on the narrow road that leads over the downs to Rockley. Local primary-level children usually...
and Rockley
Rockley
Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, served by:** Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley ** Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley ** James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the...
. The village is lacking in local facilities because it changed from a farming-based community into a commuter-based one and therefore lost its local shop and post office due to lack of demand. The local pub remains open though, originally called The Wheatsheaf is now a gastro-pub called Silks on the Downs because of the local association with Horse Racing. Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to Marlborough.
The village has a small church that is run by the Reverend
The Reverend
The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Roger Powell, who is also the vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Ogbourne St George and Chiseldon
Chiseldon
Chiseldon is a village in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.The village lies on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, a mile south of junction 15 of the M4 motorway, on the A346 between Swindon and Marlborough...
. The church has a ring of five bells with a 15-hundredweight tenor tuned to the key of F. In the churchyard there is a round barrow
Round barrow
Round barrows are one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe they are found in many parts of the world because of their simple construction and universal purpose....
, excavated in 1880 by Maud Cunnington
Maud Cunnington
Maud Edith Cunnington , was a Welsh-born archaeologist, most famous for her pioneering work on the prehistoric sites of Salisbury Plain....
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