Witherington
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Witherington 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.
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the extreme south-east of the county, a tithing of the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Downton.
Although surveyed in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
in the 11th century, it is now little more than one farm. The farmhouse, built about 1700, is a listed building.