Wiltshire Victoria County History
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County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Wiltshire
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...
in England
England
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. It forms part of the overall Victoria County History of England
Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of...
founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
. With eighteen volumes published in the series A History of the County of Wiltshire, the Wiltshire VCH is now the most substantial of the Victoria County Histories.
Overview
The project is promoted by the Wiltshire Victoria County History Committee, currently in a five-year partnership with the University of the West of EnglandUniversity of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
. Work is overseen, and volumes published, by the Institute of Historical Research
Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of London and is located at Senate House. The Institute was founded in 1921 by A. F...
of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. The principal funders of the work are Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
and the University of the West of England.
The Wiltshire VCH employs a county editor and an assistant county editor, whose offices are at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is a building in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, which serves as a focal point for heritage services relating to Wiltshire and Swindon. It is funded by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council...
in Chippenham
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
. Beyond writing the history itself, the staff promote local history by giving talks and presentations to local societies.
The chairman of the Wiltshire VCH Committee said in a news release in December 2003: "While the big red volumes are still at the heart of the Wiltshire Victoria County History, we are keen to take our county history out to as many people as possible, through affordable publications, modern technology, and new ways of working."
County Editor
Dr Virginia Bainbridge BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Cantab.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
) PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
) was appointed in 2006.
She joined VCH Wiltshire in 2004 after working as assistant editor of VCH Oxfordshire 1999-2004. Her work for the VCH has given her a broad perspective on changing social patterns and local institutions and her research interests focus on the Reformation. She is the author of Gilds in the Medieval Countryside: Religious and Social Change in Cambridgeshire 1350-1558 (Boydell and Brewer 1996) and is currently writing a book on English Nuns 1400-1600.
She has her office at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is a building in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, which serves as a focal point for heritage services relating to Wiltshire and Swindon. It is funded by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council...
.
Retired County Editors
Dr Douglas Crowley BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
) was assistant editor at VCH Wiltshire from 1968 and was County Editor 1977-2006. His early research on manorial administration prepared him for his work on the VCH, where he developed an expert knowledge of all aspects of local history. As editor he directed research on volumes 11-18 of the series. He was Honorary Editor of the Wiltshire Record Society 1972-76. His publications include The Wiltshire Tax List of 1332 (1989) and The Court Records of Brinkworth and Charlton 1544–1648 (2009), a volume of manorial court roll
Court roll
The Manorial Roll or Court Roll is the roll or record kept in connection with a manorial court, in particular containing entries relating to the rents and holdings, deaths, alienations, and successions of the customary tenants or copyholders. A copy of the court roll constitutes the tenant's title...
s.
List of County Editors
- 1947–1955: Mr Ralph Bernard PughRalph PughRalph Bernard Pugh was an historian and editor of the Victoria History of the Counties of England from 1949 to 1977....
MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
D.LittDoctor of LettersDoctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:...
FSASociety of Antiquaries of LondonThe Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
(also General Editor of the Victoria County HistoryVictoria County HistoryThe Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of...
from 1949 to 1977) - G. M. Young (joint editor, to 1953)
- 1956–1977: Miss Elizabeth Crittall MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
- 1977–2006: Dr Douglas Crowley BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
PhDDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
) (assistant editor, 1968–1977) - 2006 to date: Dr Virginia Bainbridge BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Cantab.University of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
) PhDDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(LondonUniversity of London-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
) (assistant editor, 2004–2006)
List of Assistant County Editors
Until 1968, there was only one assistant editor, but after that there were sometimes two.- Mrs Margaret Saunders (to 1959)
- Mr K. H. Rogers (1959 to May 1964)
- Mr Colin Shrimpton (October 1964 to 1965))
- Miss Janet H. Stevenson (July 1966 to 1997)
- Mr D. A. Crowley (September 1968 to 1977)
- Dr Jane Freeman (1978 to 1998)
- Dr Carrie Smith (from January 1999)
- Dr Virginia Bainbridge (2004 to 2006)
- Dr James Lee BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
PhDDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(UWEUniversity of the West of EnglandThe University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
) (2006 to 2007) - Dr Alex Craven (from 2007)
General volumes
- Volume I, Part 1 (1957): Archaeological gazetteer; prehistoric, Pagan Saxon, and early medieval remains.
- Volume I, Part 2 (1973): Settlement and agriculture during the prehistoric, Roman, and Pagan Saxon periods.
- Volume II (1955): Anglo-Saxon Wiltshire, the Wiltshire Domesday, the Wiltshire Geld Rolls, fiefs in the Exon Domesday.
- Volume III (1956): Ecclesiastical history, Roman Catholicism and Protestant Nonconformity, religious houses.
- Volume IV (1959): Economic history, agriculture, industries, roads, canals, railways, taxation, population, sport, spas, freemasonry, royal forests, Cranborne chase.
- Volume V (1957): Medieval government, feudal Wiltshire, parliamentary representation, county government, public health, education.
Topographical volumes
A series of volumes addresses the history of Wiltshire on a parish-by-parish basis, arranged according to the former Hundreds.- Volume VI (1962): WiltonWilton, WiltshireWilton is a town in Wiltshire, , England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Today it is dwarfed by its larger and more famous neighbour, Salisbury, but still has a range of notable shops and attractions, including Wilton House.The confluence of the rivers Wylye and Nadder is at...
, Old SalisburyOld SarumOld Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England. The site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. Old Sarum is mentioned in some of the earliest records in the country...
, New SalisburySalisburySalisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, and Underditch hundred (Stratford-sub-Castle, WilsfordWilsford, WiltshireWilsford is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire-Local government:Wilsford is grouped with nearby Charlton, Kennet, the two together have an elected parish council...
, Woodford)
- Volume VII (1953): Bradford hundred (Bradford on AvonBradford on AvonBradford on Avon is a town in west Wiltshire, England with a population of about 9,326. The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists....
, Broughton GiffordBroughton GiffordBroughton Gifford is a village and civil parish about west of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 822.The village has two parts:...
, Great ChalfieldGreat ChalfieldGreat Chalfield, also sometimes called by its Latin name of Chalfield Magna, formerly East Chalfield and anciently Much Chaldefield, is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, now part of Atworth...
, Monkton FarleighMonkton FarleighMonkton Farleigh is a small village in west Wiltshire, England, 3 miles from Bradford-on-Avon, and 5 miles from the city of Bath...
, WingfieldWingfield, WiltshireWingfield is a village in the county of Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.- History & Amenities :Wingfield is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Winefel, when it was held by the Bishop of Coutances....
); Melksham hundred (ErlestokeErlestokeErlestoke is a village and civil parish about southwest of the market town of Devizes in Wiltshire.-History:The current form of the village of Erlestoke is largely due to Joshua Smith, a Member of Parliament for Devizes...
, HilpertonHilpertonHilperton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, and is separated by only a few fields from the town of Trowbridge. The village is on the edge of Trowbridge, northeast of the town centre.There are two main parts of the village:...
, MelkshamMelkshamMelksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated southeast of the city of Bath, south of Chippenham, west of Devizes and north of Warminster on the A350 national route. The 2001 UK census cited Melksham as having 20,000...
, PoulshotPoulshotPoulshot is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Devizes, about away to the north east.The Church of England parish church is called St Peter's and dates from the 13th century....
, TrowbridgeTrowbridgeTrowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset....
, WhaddonWhaddon, WiltshireWhaddon is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hilperton, located in Wiltshire, England.- Location :The hamlet is located 2.5 miles northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. It is only accessible via Whaddon Lane that connects the hamlet to Hilperton....
); and Potterne and Cannings hundred (BromhamBromham, WiltshireBromham is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Besides the main village of Bromham, the parish includes five other settlements: St Edith’s Marsh, Westbrook, Hawkstreet, Netherstreet and Chittoe. These are essentially sub-villages and hamlets all within of the main village centre,...
, Bishop's Cannings, Highway, West LavingtonWest Lavington, WiltshireWest Lavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.West Lavington is located on the A360 road between Devizes and Salisbury in Wiltshire, five miles south of Devizes. The village was originally known as Bishops' Lavington....
, PotternePotternePotterne is a village in the English county of Wiltshire. The civil parish of Potterne includes the hamlet of Potterne Wick. In the census of 2001, the village had a population of 1,570. It is located slightly to the south of Devizes and lies on the A360 which passes from Devizes to Salisbury...
, and RowdeRowdeRowde is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:The village now mainly consists of modern brick built houses, but a number of 17th century buildings still remain in the centre of the village including the George & Dragon public house...
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- Volume VIII (1965): Warminster hundred (BishopstrowBishopstrowBishopstrow is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the River Wylye about two miles south-east of Warminster, at .According to the 2001 census it had a population of 109....
, CorsleyCorsleyCorsley is a village and civil parish west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England, at . The parish includes seven hamlets: Corsley Heath , Lane End, Longhedge, Lyes Green and three Whitbournes...
, DintonDinton, WiltshireDinton is a village in Wiltshire, England, on the B3089 road about 8 miles west of Salisbury. The population was 597 at the 2001 census.-Present day:...
, Fisherton DelamereFisherton DelamereFisherton Delamere, also spelt Fisherton de la Mere and Fisherton Delamare, is a small village and former civil parish on the River Wylye, Wiltshire, England....
, Norton BavantNorton BavantNorton Bavant is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Location:The village is southeast of the market town of Warminster, just off the A36 road to Salisbury, and at the edge of Salisbury Plain...
, PertwoodPertwoodPertwood is a very small village, former civil parish, and manor, near Warminster in the county of Wiltshire in the west of England. Its land and houses now lie in the parishes of East Knoyle and Sutton Veny and have fewer than twenty inhabitants....
, Sutton VenySutton VenySutton Veny is a small village situated in the Wylye Valley, about 2 miles south east of the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. 'Sutton' means south farmstead in relation to Norton Bavant, one mile to the north...
, Teffont MagnaTeffont MagnaTeffont Magna, also sometimes called Upper Teffont, is a small village in the south of Wiltshire, England.For most of its history Teffont Magna was a chapelry of neighbouring Dinton, and in 1934 it was combined with the village of Teffont Evias, just to the south, to form a united...
, Upton ScudamoreUpton ScudamoreUpton Scudamore is a village in Wiltshire, England, located about a mile north of the town of Warminster.In earlier centuries, it was often spelt Upton Skidmore. It appears on John Sexton's map of Wiltshire as simply Upton....
, WarminsterWarminsterWarminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were...
); Westbury hundred (WestburyWestbury, WiltshireWestbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
); and Whorwellsdown hundredWhorwellsdown (hundred)Whorwellsdown was a hundred of the English county of Wiltshire, lying in the west of the county to the south of the towns of Bradford on Avon and Melksham and to the north and east of Westbury...
(Steeple AshtonSteeple AshtonSteeple Ashton is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Description:Steeple Ashton today is a busy village. It has an award winning local shop, run by a small army of volunteers, a thriving pub, a football team, an active Trust supporting the Church which organises events, a day...
, North BradleyNorth BradleyThe village of North Bradley, Wiltshire, England, lies between the towns of Trowbridge and Westbury, and is now separated from the former by only a couple of fields.Most of the hamlet of Yarnbrook is part of North Bradley...
, East Coulston, EdingtonEdington, WiltshireEdington is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about five miles east of Westbury.The parish includes two principal settlements, Edington village and Tinhead, which lies between the main village and Coulston and contains the parish's only surviving public house, The Paulet Arms...
, KeevilKeevilKeevil is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish population has varied little since 1801.After the Second World War the barracks of RAF Keevil were used as a temporary home for Polish refugees. Today the small Ministry of Defence airfield at RAF Keevil is used for gliding at...
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- Volume IX (1970): Kingsbridge hundred (ChiseldonChiseldonChiseldon 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...
, Clyffe PypardClyffe PypardClyffe Pypard is a village and civil parish about south of Wootton Bassett in North Wiltshire.The parish includes the hamlet of Bushton.- History :...
, Draycot FoliatDraycot FoliatDraycot Foliat is an hamlet in Wiltshire, England, on the back road between Chiseldon to the north and Ogbourne St. George to the south. The nearest major town is Swindon which is about north. The most notable feature is probably the small Airstrip with its model helicopter instruction centre...
, HilmartonHilmartonHilmarton is a small village in North Wiltshire, in the West of England.The village is situated on the A3102 between the towns of Calne and Wootton Bassett, and south of Lyneham. The Anglican village church of St. Laurence dates from the 12th century and has Grade 1 listed building status...
, LiddingtonLiddingtonLiddington is a village near Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The settlement lies south east of Swindon town, close to the M4 motorway, junction 15 of which is about 1.5 kilometres away via the B4192 - known as Purley Road where it passes through Liddington village.The parish as a whole has been an...
, Lydiard TregozeLydiard TregozeLydiard Tregoze is a small village and civil parish on the western edge of Swindon in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. It has in the past been spelt as Liddiard Tregooze and in other ways.-History:...
, LynehamLyneham, WiltshireLyneham is a large village in north Wiltshire, within the civil parish of Lyneham and Bradenstoke, and situated southwest of Wootton Bassett, north of Calne and southwest of Swindon. The village is on the A3102 road between Calne and Wootton Bassett.-RAF Lyneham:RAF Lyneham is at Lyneham...
, SwindonSwindonSwindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, TockenhamTockenhamTockenham is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Royal Wootton Bassett, about away to the north east.The Church of England parish church is called St Giles's and its registers survive for the following dates: Christenings 1653-1991, Marriages 1655-1999, Burials...
, WanboroughWanborough, WiltshireWanborough is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire. The village is about southeast of Swindon town centre. The parish includes the hamlet of Foxhill, southeast of the village.-History:...
, Wootton BassettWootton BassettRoyal Wootton Bassett , informally known as Wootton Bassett, is a small market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 11,043 in 2001...
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- Volume X (1975): Swanborough hundredSwanborough (hundred)Swanborough was a hundred of the English county of Wiltshire, mostly lying in the centre of the county to the south of the town of Devizes. An area of the hundred reached several miles southwards into Salisbury Plain.-Extent:...
(Alton Barnes, BeechingstokeBeechingstokeBeechingstoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Pewsey.-Local government:Beechingstoke is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, All CanningsAll CanningsAll Cannings pr Allcannings is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire. The parish includes the nearby smaller settlement of Allington.-History:...
, Charlton, Great CheverellGreat CheverellGreat Cheverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In some sources the Latinized name of Cheverell Magna is used, especially when referring to the ecclesiastical parish.-History:...
, Little CheverellLittle CheverellLittle Cheverell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. In some sources the Latinized name of Cheverell Parva is used, especially when referring to the parish.-Local government:...
, ChirtonChirtonChirton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 393.-Local government:Chirton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council and is represented at that level by Brigadier Robert Hall...
, EtchilhamptonEtchilhamptonEtchilhampton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 152.-Local government:Etchilhampton is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, HuishHuish, WiltshireHuish is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.- Location :Huish is situated on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.Position:...
, Market LavingtonMarket LavingtonMarket Lavington is a large village with a population of about 2,300 on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, near the market town of Devizes.-Status:...
, Manningford Abbots, Manningford Bruce, MardenMarden, WiltshireMarden is a small village in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England.-Location:The village lies on the River Avon some six miles to the south-east of the town of Devizes, near the edge of Salisbury Plain...
, North NewntonNorth NewntonNorth Newnton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the River Avon. The parish includes the settlements of Hilcott and Rainscombe.-History:The parish was described as follows in The National Gazetteer :-Governance:...
, RushallRushall, WiltshireRushall is a village in Wiltshire, England, located on the River Avon about five miles southwest of the town of Pewsey and to the west of Upavon.The village has the Church of England parish church of Saint Matthew and Rushall Church of England Primary School...
, Stanton St BernardStanton St BernardStanton St Bernard is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Devizes, about away to the west.All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Brigadier Robert Hall...
, StertStertStert is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Devizes, about away to the north west....
, UpavonUpavonUpavon is a rural village in the English County of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portions of the River Avon which runs from the north to the south through the village. It is situated about south of Pewsey, about southeast of the market town of Devizes, and about ...
, UrchfontUrchfontUrchfont is a small, rural village to the north of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, about seven miles from the market town of Devizes. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Wedhampton and Lydeway...
, WilcotWilcotWilcot is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, two miles north-west of Pewsey.-History:The parish was described as follows in The National Gazetteer :...
, WilsfordWilsford, WiltshireWilsford is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire-Local government:Wilsford is grouped with nearby Charlton, Kennet, the two together have an elected parish council...
, WoodboroughWoodborough, WiltshireWoodborough is a small village near Pewsey, Wiltshire. It is named for the woods surrounding it.All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Brigadier Robert Hall. Its Member of Parliament is...
), and DevizesDevizesDevizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
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- Volume XI (1980): Downton hundred (BishopstoneBishopstone, SalisburyBishopstone is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, one of the villages in the River Ebble valley. It is located about south-west of Salisbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 614....
near Salisbury, Downton, including Barford, BodenhamBodenhamBodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,024.It is also the name of a village in Wiltshire....
, Charlton, HamptworthHamptworthHamptworth is a small village in Wiltshire, England, in the extreme south-east of the county, a tithing of the civil parish of Downton.It has a pub, the Cuckoo Inn.-External links:* at any-village.com...
, NuntonNuntonNunton is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the River Ebble. Its nearest town is Salisbury, about away to the north.There is a pub, the Radnor Arms.-External links:* at any-village.com...
, Standlynch, Wick, WitheringtonWitheringtonWitherington is a small settlement in Wiltshire, England, in the extreme south-east of the county, a tithing of the civil parish of Downton.Although surveyed in the Domesday Book in the 11th century, it is now little more than one farm. The farmhouse, built about 1700, is a listed building....
, Fonthill BishopFonthill BishopFonthill Bishop is a small village in Wiltshire, England.The village is close to Fonthill Gifford, where William Thomas Beckford built Fonthill Abbey. The estate now belongs to Lord Margadale....
, East KnoyleEast KnoyleEast Knoyle is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The parish lies on the A350 road about nine miles south of Warminster, fifteen miles west of Salisbury, and two miles south west of Hindon, at grid reference ST880305...
, including HindonHindon, WiltshireHindon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about west of Salisbury and south of Warminster. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hindon was a market town but is now a village...
); Elstub and Everleigh hundred (Collingbourne DucisCollingbourne DucisCollingbourne Ducis is a village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is one of several villages on the River Bourne, which is a seasonal river usually dry in summer.The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 849....
, EnfordEnfordEnford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes nine small settlements along the banks of the headwaters of the River Avon...
, EverleighEverleigh, WiltshireEverleigh, pronounced and also sometimes spelt Everley, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 230...
, FittletonFittletonFittleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. The parish also contains the adjacent settlement of Haxton.-Location:...
, HamHam, WiltshireHam is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In the Census 2001, the parish had a population of 152.- Location :Position: Nearby towns and cities: Hungerford, Marlborough, Newbury...
, Little Hinton, NetheravonNetheravonNetheravon is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, about north of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire.-Notable people:The writer Frank Sawyer , although born in Bulford, spent most of his life in Netheravon as river keeper River Avon and died on the banks of the river near the parish church...
, Overton, PatneyPatneyPatney is a village in Wiltshire, England, located around 7 km south-east of Devizes. The A342 road runs just to the south of it.All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Brigadier...
, RollestoneRollestoneRollestone is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Amesbury, about away to the east.Rollestone is now part of the parish of Shrewton....
, StocktonStockton, WiltshireStockton is a small village in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, England .-Location and extent:The village is close to Codford, south of the A36 road, between the town of Warminster and the city of Salisbury....
, WestwoodWestwood, WiltshireWestwood is a big village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Location:The village is located southwest of Bradford on Avon, with Avoncliff railway station, Kennet & Avon canal and river Avon setting the northern boundary for the village....
, WroughtonWroughtonWroughton is a large village in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and is south of Swindon.-History:The earliest evidence of human presence in the area is from the Mesolithic period, although this is fairly limited...
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- Volume XII (1983): Ramsbury hundred (BishopstoneBishopstone, SwindonBishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Swindon unitary authority of Wiltshire, England, about six miles east of Swindon, and just west of the county border with Oxfordshire.Since 1934 the civil parish has included the village of Hinton Parva...
near Swindon, RamsburyRamsburyRamsbury is a village in Ramsbury and Axford civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. The village is in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire boundary. The nearest towns are Hungerford about east and Marlborough about west. The much larger town of Swindon is about to the north.The civil...
, including AxfordAxford, WiltshireAxford is a hamlet in the Kennet Valley about east of Marlborough in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:Axford was one of seven Saxon settlements along the Kennet Valley in modern-day Wiltshire in the 5th and 6th centuries....
, BaydonBaydonBaydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about south-east of Swindon. The eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary with Berkshire and the village is about north-west of the West Berkshire market town of Hungerford....
); Selkley hundred (AldbourneAldbourneAldbourne is a village and civil parish about northeast of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. It is in a valley in the south slope of the Lambourn Downs, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, AveburyAveburyAvebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles which is located around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, south west England. Unique amongst megalithic monuments, Avebury contains the largest stone circle in Europe, and is one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain...
, Broad HintonBroad HintonBroad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of The Weir. The village is about southwest of Swindon....
, East KennettEast KennettEast Kennett is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 105.-Local government:...
, MildenhallMildenhall, WiltshireMildenhall is a village and civil parish in the Kennet Valley in Wiltshire about east of the market town of Marlborough.-History:The toponym is derived from the Old English but the site has been occupied since the Roman occupation of Britain, when the fortress town of Cunetio stood at an...
, Ogbourne St Andrew, Ogbourne St George, PreshutePreshutePreshute is a small village in Wiltshire along the A4 Bath Road on the outskirts of Marlborough beyond Marlborough College.There has been a lot of recent building in the north side of the village which is perceived as an extension of Marlborough...
, Winterbourne BassettWinterbourne BassettWinterbourne Bassett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.-Local government:Although a civil parish Winterbourne Bassett does not have a parish council in its own right, it shares one with Broad Hinton - see Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett...
, Winterbourne MonktonWinterbourne MonktonWinterbourne Monkton is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, one mile north of the Avebury Stone Circle....
); and Marlborough. - Volume XIII (1987): Chalke hundred (AlvedistonAlvedistonAlvediston is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 91 . It is about eight miles east of Shaftesbury, at , and is the source of the River Ebble....
, Berwick St John, Bower Chalke, Broad ChalkeBroad ChalkeBroad Chalke, sometimes spelled Broadchalke , Broad Chalk or Broadchalk, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles west of the city of Salisbury. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 652 but this has now risen to around 850...
, Ebbesbourne WakeEbbesbourne WakeEbbesbourne Wake is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about twelve miles south-west of Salisbury.-Village life:Village life today, for the population of 226, centres around the unassuming Horseshoe Inn in...
, Fifield BavantFifield BavantFifield Bavant /'fʌɪfiːld 'bavənt/ is a very small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, seven miles south west of Wilton, midway between Ebbesbourne Wake and Broad Chalke....
, SemleySemleySemley is a village in Sedgehill and Semley civil parish in Wiltshire. The village is about north-east of Shaftesbury in neighbouring Dorset.-Manor:...
, Tollard RoyalTollard RoyalTollard Royal is a village and civil parish on Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire, England. The parish is on Wiltshire's southern boundary with Dorset and the village is southeast of the Dorset town of Shaftesbury....
); Dunworth hundred (AnstyAnsty, WiltshireAnsty is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about east of Shaftesbury and just north of the A30 road between Shaftesbury and Salisbury.-Archaeology:...
, Berwick St Leonard, ChickladeChickladeChicklade is a small village in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England.-History:Chicklade is centred on its medieval parish church.Parish registers survive from 1722 and are kept in the Wiltshire and Swindon Archives....
, ChilmarkChilmark, WiltshireChilmark is a Wiltshire village of some 150 houses straddling the B3089 road twelve miles west of Salisbury. The parish church was given by Henry VIII to the brother in law of his last wife...
, Donhead St Andrew, Donhead St Mary, Fonthill GiffordFonthill GiffordFonthill Gifford is a village in Wiltshire, England. Its population has dwindled from 493 in the 1801 Census to 120 in the 2001 Census.The current Church of England parish church of All Saints was built in 1864–66 to designs by the Gothic Revival architect T.H. Wyatt...
, SedgehillSedgehillSedgehill Secondary School is a coeducational school in south-east London, England. In 2008, the School had just over 1,800 pupils with over half from ethnic minorities.Has been a Specialist School for the Performing Arts for since 2003....
, SwallowcliffeSwallowcliffeSwallowcliffe is a small village located approximately 13 miles west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Its centre is one mile north of the A30 and it has a population of about 180.- Geography :...
, Teffont EviasTeffont EviasTeffont Evias, also Teffont Ewyas, past alternative spellings including Tevont Evias, is a small village and former civil parish in the south of Wiltshire, England. The present buildings are mostly of local stone, and several are thatched...
, TisburyTisbury, WiltshireThe large village of Tisbury lies approximately west of Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire.With a population at the 2001 census of 2,056 it is an important local centre for communities around the upper River Nadder and Vale of Wardour...
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- Volume XIV (1991): Malmesbury hundredMalmesbury (hundred)Malmesbury was a hundred of the English county of Wiltshire, lying in the north of the county and centring on the historic borough and market town of Malmesbury.-Extent:...
(BremilhamBremilhamBremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about away to the north east....
, BrinkworthBrinkworth, WiltshireBrinkworth, in northern Wiltshire, is the longest village in Britain, at over 6 miles...
, BrokenboroughBrokenboroughBrokenborough is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 173. The village is situated very close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire , and is two miles north of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and four miles south of Tetbury in...
, Charlton, CrudwellCrudwellCrudwell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about away to the south west.Crudwell includes the hamlet of Chedglow, which is away to the west. The Fosseway is both the parish and county boundary...
, DauntseyDauntseyDauntsey is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England. It gives its name to the Dauntsey Vale in which it lies and takes its name from Saxon for Dantes- eig, or Dante's island...
, Draycot CerneDraycot CerneDraycot Cerne is a village in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is part of the civil parish of Sutton Benger...
, Foxley, Garsdon, Hankerton, HullavingtonHullavingtonHullavington is an English village in Wiltshire, just to the north of the M4 motorway, 5 miles south-south-west of Malmesbury and 7 miles north of Chippenham.-History:Hullavington is first attested as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086...
, Lea and Cleverton, Malmesbury, including CorstonCorston, WiltshireCorston is a small village on the A429 road in Wiltshire, England - approximately 3 miles south of the town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The Gauze Brook, a tributary of the Bristol Avon passes through the village....
, Rodbourne, Norton, OakseyOakseyOaksey is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the county boundary with Gloucestershire. The village is about northeast of the market town of Malmesbury and a similar distance south of the Gloucestershire market town of Cirencester....
, SeagrySeagrySeagry is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about south of Malmesbury and north of Chippenham. Its main settlements are the village of Upper Seagry and the hamlet of Lower Seagry....
, Great SomerfordGreat SomerfordGreat Somerford is a village within Dauntsey Vale, Wiltshire, England, situated next to the river Avon. It lies approximately west of London and west of Swindon.-Amenities:* Church of St. Peter & St...
, Little Somerford, Stanton St QuintinStanton St Quintin- External links :...
, Sutton BengerSutton BengerSutton Benger is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England located North East of Chippenham. In the Survey of English Dialects, the recording from the village was one of the furthest away from Standard English that was recorded. The village was the home of shopkeeper Joseph Fry,...
, WestportWestport, WiltshireWestport, sometimes called Westport St. Mary, was a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport in 1588; his father, also Thomas Hobbes, lived at Westport while serving as curate of Brokenborough. Westport no longer exists as a separate village...
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- Volume XV (1995): Amesbury hundred (AllingtonAllington, SalisburyAllington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about nine miles north-east of Salisbury. The parish includes the villages of Allington and Boscombe.Nearby villages are Idmiston, Amesbury and Newton Tony....
, AmesburyAmesburyAmesbury is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is most famous for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is in its parish, and for the discovery of the Amesbury Archer—dubbed the King of Stonehenge in the press—in 2002...
, BoscombeBoscombeBoscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne, It developed rapidly from a small village as a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth after the first Boscombe pier was built in 1888...
, BulfordBulfordBulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,698.The name is derived from the Old English bulut ieg ford meaning 'ragged robin island ford'....
, CholdertonCholdertonCholderton is a village in the Bourne Valley of Wiltshire, England, close to the border with Hampshire.Cholderton Charlie's Farm, one of 16 Rare Breeds Survival Trust approved farm parks, is located here.-External links:****...
, Durnford, DurringtonDurrington, WiltshireDurrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is in the east of Salisbury Plain, about north of Salisbury, south of Swindon and northeast of Stonehenge...
, FigheldeanFigheldeanFigheldean is a village and civil parish on the River Avon north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.Centred on the village, the parish of Figheldean extends eastwards towards Tidworth as far as Devil's Ditch and westwards beyond Larkhill towards Shrewton as far as Robin Hood's Ball. The parish includes...
; LudgershallLudgershall, WiltshireLudgershall is a town and civil parish north east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, at grid SU264509. The population was: 535 in 1831; 1,906 in 1951; and 3,775 in 2001. Ludgershall is now officially a town.-Historical features:...
, including Biddesden; MilstonMilstonMilston is a civil parish in Wiltshire situated approximately 12 miles north of Salisbury and is separated from neighbouring Durrington by the River Avon. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "middlemost farm/settlement". It consists of two hamlets: Milston and Brigmerston, plus some farm...
, Newton TonyNewton TonyNewton Tony is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, close to the border with Hampshire. Situated in the Bourne Valley, Newton Tony is approximately north-east of its post town, Salisbury. At the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 408...
, North Tidworth); Branch and Dole hundred (Berwick St James, Little LangfordLittle LangfordLittle Langford is a village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Wilton, about away to the south east.-External links:* at genuki.org.uk...
, Steeple LangfordSteeple LangfordSteeple Langford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, six miles north west of Wilton. It has also been called Great Langford, or Langford Magna....
, including BathamptonBathamptonBathampton is a village and civil parish east of Bath, England on the south bank of the River Avon. The parish has a population of 1,504.The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the village and a toll bridge links Bathampton to Batheaston on the north bank of the canal.-History:Bathampton Camp is...
, Hanging Langford, MaddingtonMaddington, WiltshireMaddington is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Amesbury, six miles away to the south east. Since 1934 Maddington has been part of Shrewton....
, South NewtonSouth Newton, WiltshireSouth Newton is a village and civil parish about north-west of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village straddles the A36 road. Topologically it lies between chalk downs to the north-east and downland with Grovely Wood to the south-west. In the valley is the River Wylye with water meadows...
, Orcheston St Mary, SherringtonSherringtonSherrington is a village and civil parish on the River Wylye in Wiltshire, England.-Location:Sherrington is near Codford and Salisbury Plain...
, ShrewtonShrewtonShrewton is a village in Wiltshire, England, located around 9 km west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. It lies on the A360 road between Stonehenge and Tilshead. It is close to the source of the River Till, which flows south to Stapleford. Its population at the 2001 Census was 1,826, as...
, StaplefordStapleford, WiltshireStapleford is a village and civil parish about north of Wilton, Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Till just above its confluence with the River Wylye...
, TilsheadTilsheadTilshead is a small village located in Wiltshire, in England. It lies approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and Market Lavington, and is located at the source of the River Till. Its population in 2001 was 359, down from a peak of 989 inhabitants in 1951.. The White Barrow long...
, Winterbourne StokeWinterbourne StokeWinterbourne Stoke is a village in Wiltshire, England, located around 5 km west of Stonehenge. It is sited on the A303 road, close to its junction with the B3083.-External links:...
, Great WishfordGreat WishfordGreat Wishford is a village in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, 3 miles north of Wilton, Wiltshire and approximately 5 miles northwest of Salisbury. It is situated at a curve in the Wylye river, and has a triangular street layout comprising South Street, West Street and Station Road.-History:The...
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- Volume XVI (1999): Kinwardstone hundred (Great BedwynGreat BedwynGreat Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire.-Location:Great Bedwyn is on the River Dun about south-west of Hungerford and south-east of Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Kennet and Avon Canal and the West of England Main Line railway follow the Dun and pass...
, Little BedwynLittle BedwynLittle Bedwyn is a village and civil parish on the River Dun in Wiltshire, about south-west of the market town of Hungerford in neighbouring Berkshire....
, BurbageBurbage, WiltshireBurbage is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. It is about south of Marlborough and west of Newbury.-Local government:...
, ButtermereButtermere, WiltshireButtermere is a village and civil parish on the eastern boundary of Wiltshire. England. It stands above the steep escarpment of Ham Hill, and at above sea level it is the highest village in Wiltshire and probably the highest in Wessex.-Local government:...
, Chilton FoliatChilton FoliatChilton Foliat is a village and civil parish on the River Kennet in Wiltshire. The parish is in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is on the county boundary with West Berkshire and is about northwest of the Berkshire market town of Hungerford.-Parish church:The Church of...
, ChuteChute, WiltshireChute is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It includes the main village of Upper Chute and the smaller settlements of Lower Chute, Chute Standen, Chute Cadley and Chute Forest....
, Chute ForestChute ForestChute Forest is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 147.-Local government:Chute Forest is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, Collingbourne KingstonCollingbourne KingstonCollingbourne Kingston is a village and civil parish about south of the market town of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. It is one of several villages on the River Bourne, which is a seasonal river usually dry in summer....
, EastonEaston RoyalEaston Royal is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 283.-Local government:Easton Royal is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, FroxfieldFroxfieldFroxfield is a village and civil parish in English county of Wiltshire. The village is about west of the market town of Hungerford in West Berkshire, and Froxfield's eastern parish boundary forms part of the county boundary between Wiltshire and Berkshire....
, Milton LilbourneMilton LilbourneMilton Lilbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire and lies in Pewsey Vale between Pewsey and Burbage.Milton Lilbourne's population was listed on the Kennet District Council website as 512 in 2006. These days the village is largely a mixed residential area centred...
, PewseyPewseyPewsey is a large village, often considered a small town, at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire about west of London. It is well connected to London, the West Country and Wales being close to the M4 motorway and the A303. Also, the village is served by Pewsey railway station on the...
, Savernake, Tidcombe, including FosburyFosburyFosbury is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near the towns of Marlborough and Hungerford. It lies on the eastern edge of the county, where in meets Hampshire....
, Hippenscombe, Wootton RiversWootton RiversWootton Rivers is a small village located between Pewsey and Marlborough in Wiltshire.-The village:The village and its church are built on what was originally the site of a Saxon manor house. At the start of the 14th century it came into the hands of the de la Riviere family, after whom it is now...
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- Volume XVII (2002): Calne hundred (Berwick BassettBerwick BassettBerwick Bassett is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 56.-Local government:Berwick Basset is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, Blackland; CalneCalneCalne is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
, including Derry HillDerry HillDerry Hill is a village in the English county of Wiltshire, belonging to the civil parish of Calne Without.-Geography:Derry Hill is located to the south of the A4 road, east of Chippenham and to the west of Calne...
, QuemerfordQuemerfordQuemerford is a suburb of the town of Calne in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, UK.-History of Quemerford:Quemerford is in the parish of Calne, on the edge of Calne in Wiltshire, situated on the A4 road between Bristol and Marlborough, and 28 miles northwest of Salisbury...
, Sandy LaneSandy Lane, WiltshireSandy Lane is a hamlet situated between the towns of Chippenham and Devizes in Wiltshire, and between the villages of Bromham and Derry Hill on the A342 road. It is 3 km south of the old Roman Road running from Bath to London, now called the A4, and was called Verlucio in Roman times...
, Stock, Stockley, StudleyStudley, WiltshireStudley is a small village in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, belonging to the civil parish of Calne Without. -Geography:It is situated to the west of Calne, east of Chippenham and east of the city of Bath...
, Whetham, and WhitleyWhitley, WiltshireWhitley is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without.It is quite small with a minor population....
, Bowood, Calstone WellingtonCalstone WellingtonCalstone Wellington is a small village and former parish in Wiltshire, England, some three miles from Calne and now part of the civil parish of Calne Without....
, CherhillCherhillCherhill is a village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about west of London.- Overview :Cherhill is known for the Cherhill White Horse cut into the chalk hillside in 1780, the Landsdowne obelisk on the Cherhill Downs, and the crop circles that appeared...
, Compton BassettCompton BassettCompton Bassett is a village in Wiltshire between Calne and Cherhill with a population of approximately 250. It is a largely rural village with several farms, a church, a pub and a shop.-Midge Mather Incident:...
, HeddingtonHeddingtonHeddington is a village near to Calne in Wiltshire, forming part of The Oldbury Benefice, which comprises the 5 parishes of Cherhill, Compton Bassett, Heddington, Calstone Wellington and Yatesbury....
, YatesburyYatesburyYatesbury is a village adjacent to Cherhill, 1 mile north of the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. Yatesbury forms part of The Oldbury Benefice, which comprises the five parishes of Cherhill, Compton Bassett, Heddington, Calstone Wellington and Yatesbury.-RAF...
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- Volume XVIII (2011): part of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple hundred (Ashton KeynesAshton KeynesAshton Keynes is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near the border with Gloucestershire, about 6 miles south of Cirencester and 4 miles north of Cricklade. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,420. The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and is...
, CrickladeCrickladeCricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire in England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester.On 25 September 2011 Cricklade was awarded The Royal Horticultural Society's 'Champion of Champions' award in the Britain in Bloom competition.Cricklade is twinned with...
(St Sampson's and St Mary's), LattonLatton, WiltshireLatton is a village near Cricklade in Wiltshire, England. The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building. There is a village hall and a park but no shop or post office. Nearby ran the Thames and Severn Canal with its junction to the former North Wilts...
, LeighLeigh, WiltshireLeigh is a village in north Wiltshire, England. It is located on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park and near to the border with Gloucestershire.-All Saints Church:...
, Lydiard MillicentLydiard MillicentLydiard Millicent is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about west of the centre of Swindon.The village has a primary school and a parish hall and recreation field...
, Marston MeyseyMarston MeyseyMarston Meysey, pronounced and sometimes also spelt Marston Maisey, is a village in Wiltshire, England, lying three miles north east of Cricklade on the county boundary with Gloucestershire....
, PurtonPurtonPurton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire. The civil parish includes the village of Purton Stoke and the hamlets of Bentham, Hayes Knoll, Restrop and Widham....
, including BraydonBraydonBraydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near Swindon, best known for sharing its name with Braydon Forest.The population is now 49 and was 48 in 1881.-History:...
, plus MinetyMinety, WiltshireMinety is a village located in north Wiltshire, between Malmesbury and Swindon. Minety takes its name from the water mint plant found growing in ditches around the village, and has previously been known as Myntey....
, which was part of GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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- Volume XIX (in progress): the LongleatLongleatLongleat is an English stately home, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster in Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set...
estate and the upper Wylye valley, including the parishes of Heytesbury hundred (BoytonBoyton, WiltshireBoyton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 179, including the village of Corton, which forms part of the parish of Boyton.-Location:...
, ChitterneChitterneChitterne is a village and parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The village lies in the middle of Salisbury Plain, to the south of the abandoned village of Imber...
(All Saints and St Mary's), CodfordCodfordCodford is a village and civil parish south of Salisbury Plain in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, England at .-Location:The village is on the A36 road between Salisbury and Warminster...
(St Mary's and St Peter's), Brixton DeverillBrixton DeverillBrixton Deverill is a village and civil parish on the River Wylye about south of Warminster in Wiltshire, England....
, HeytesburyHeytesburyHeytesbury is a village in Wiltshire, England, in the Wylye Valley, about three miles south of Warminster.-History:...
, HorningshamHorningshamHorningsham is a small Wiltshire village forming part of the Longleat Estate and lying on the Wiltshire/Somerset border between Warminster and Frome.It has a peculiar form lying somwehere between a classic dispersed settlement and a nucleated village....
, ImberImberImber is an uninhabited village in part of the British Army's training grounds on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It is situated in an isolated area of the Plain, about west of the A360 road between Tilshead and West Lavington, accessible only by military tracks...
, KnookKnook, WiltshireKnook is a small village and former civil parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. For civil purposes, it now forms part of the united parish of 'Heytesbury, Imber and Knook'.-Location:...
, Orcheston St George, Tytherington, and Upton LovellUpton LovellUpton Lovell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is situated on the A36, near Warminster, and by the River Wylye.-History:Upton Lovell is an ancient settlement, with a medieval Church of England parish church dedicated Saint Peter...
, plus three parishes of South Damerham hundred, Compton ChamberlayneCompton ChamberlayneCompton Chamberlayne is a small village in south Wiltshire, straddling the A30 road some 8 miles from Salisbury. It is bounded by the villages of Dinton and Baverstock to the north, Barford St Martin to the east, Fovant to the west and Broad Chalke to the south. On its southern border there is high...
, Longbridge DeverillLongbridge DeverillLongbridge Deverill is a village and civil parish about south of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The village is one of the Lower Deverills....
, and Monkton DeverillMonkton DeverillMonkton Deverill is a village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about five miles south of Warminster and four miles north-east of Mere. It stands on the River Wylye and forms part of a group of villages known as the Upper Deverills.-History:Two Roman roads intersect close to the village...
.
Wiltshire Victoria County History Committee
The Committee was established in 1947. It does not control the day-to-day work of the staff (who are employees of the University of the West of EnglandUniversity of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
and before that were employed by the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
), but since the early days of the Wiltshire County History project the committee has been responsible for ensuring that funding is available for staff salaries and other expenses, offices provided, suitable projects undertaken, and partnerships entered into. The members of the Committee represent the main financial contributors to the project (Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
and the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
), and also the Central Committee of the Victoria County History
Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of...
, the University of Winchester
University of Winchester
The University of Winchester is a British public university primarily based in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Winchester is a historic cathedral city and the ancient capital of Wessex and the Kingdom of England.-History:...
, the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society was founded in 1853, and is one of the largest county-based archaeological societies in the UK. It runs the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes, Wiltshire which has the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, including finds from Avebury...
and the Wiltshire Local History Forum. The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. From 1750, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire.-Lord Lieutenants of Wiltshire:*William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke 1551 – 17 March 1570...
, as Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum is the keeper of an English county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county...
, is also an honorary member of the Committee.
Chairmen of the Committee
- Alderman W. R. Robins OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CC (1947–1959) - Alderman J. L. CalderwoodJohn Lindow CalderwoodJohn Lindow Calderwood CBE was an English solicitor, a British Army officer and an independent politician in Wiltshire, in the west of England, chairman of Wiltshire County Council from 1949 until his death in 1960....
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CC (1959–1960) - Alderman Major S.V. Christie-Miller CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
CC (1961–1968) - Sir Henry LangtonHenry CalleySir Henry Algernon Calley DSO DFC DL , known as Henry Algernon Langton until 1974, was an English pilot, owner and manager of a stud farm, and Conservative politician.-Life:The son of the Rev. A. C. M...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
DSCDistinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
CC (1969–1974) - Group Captain F. A. WillanFrank WillanGroup Captain Frank Andrew Willan CBE DFC DL , was an English pilot, Royal Air Force officer and Conservative politician...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
, DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
CC (1974–1981) - Mr Nigel J. M. AndersonNigel AndersonNigel James Moffatt Anderson, MC, DL, FRGS was an Australian-born English soldier, landowner, and Conservative politician in Wiltshire...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
CC (1981–1985) - Miss D.J. Matthews CC (1985–1989)
- Mrs V.C.S. Landell-Mills CC (1989–2001)
- Miss Patricia E. G. Courtman KDC (2001–2002)
- Mr Christopher NewburyChristopher NewburyChristopher Newbury is an English politician, a member of the Congress of the Council of Europe since 1998 and an Independent member of Wiltshire Council since 2009.-Early life:...
CC (2002– )
Wiltshire Victoria County History Appeal Trust
The Trust, established in 2004, is a registered charityCharitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
and is responsible for raising funds for the work of the County History which is beyond its core activities.
See also
- History of WiltshireHistory of WiltshireWiltshire is a historic county located in the South West England region. Wiltshire is landlocked and is in the east of the region.-Early history:...
- Wiltshire Historic Buildings TrustWiltshire Historic Buildings TrustThe Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust is a charitable organization which works to preserve the architectural heritage of Wiltshire, in the West of England.-History:...
- List of places in Wiltshire
- Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History SocietyWiltshire Archaeological and Natural History SocietyThe Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society was founded in 1853, and is one of the largest county-based archaeological societies in the UK. It runs the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes, Wiltshire which has the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, including finds from Avebury...
- Wiltshire Record SocietyWiltshire Record SocietyThe Wiltshire Record Society is a publishing association in Wiltshire, England, which edits and publishes historic documents concerned with the history of Wiltshire.-History:...
- Somerset Victoria County HistorySomerset Victoria County HistoryThe Somerset Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic history of the county of Somerset in England, forming part of the overall Victoria County History of England founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria...