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A north vestry was added to the chancel in 1842 and in 1858–9 the church was "over-restored" (according to Orbach) by Henry Weaver. The work included buttressing the addition, remodelling it as an aisle and moving the porch to that side, as well as changes to the nave windows and re-fronting of the
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The church, which probably dates from the 13th century, is a small rubble building with a west bellcote. In the chancel two small windows are 13th century and Orbach states that two triangular-headed windows have Anglo-Saxon monolith surrounds. The two-light east window is 14th century and in that
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downstream from the church, where there has been a corn mill probably since the 13th century, and certainly since 1728. The present substantial structure is a rebuilding of 1800-1810 in red brick with stone windows, and retains its iron waterwheel. The mill was in operation until c.1915–1920, and
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Just east of the house is a two-storey stable block with a large central dovecote, built in rubble stone in the mid-18th-century. A lodge at the north-west entrance to the grounds, on the London-Bath road, was built in squared ashlar in the mid to late 19th century.
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in 1881; the rector or their curate had already lived there since 1843. In 1962 the union was undone: the north and west parts of Blackland were united with Calne to form the parish of Calne with Blackland, and the rest was united with
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Blackland House (or Blackland Park), opposite the church, is a three-storey ashlar house built in the 1760s for Thomas Maundrell. The formal north and south fronts have five windows; the north has a centre bay with
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The Blackland area was probably part of the king's large Calne estate in the 10th century or earlier. By the late 12th century Blackland was a separate manor, with its own church. The name was also adopted for a
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again from 1983 to 1993. The adjoining stable of c.1810 has a roof described by Historic England as "an exceptional example of early use of iron in roof construction" and is Grade II* listed.
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The font is either 12th century (Orbach) or 13th (Historic England) on a 19th-century base. The single bell was cast in 1671 although there had been two in 1553. A north addition, with a
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Blacklands Park Farmhouse, west of the hamlet, was built in ashlar in the mid to late 18th century. Part of a defensive moat from an earlier building is still in water.
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parish, which also absorbed Calstone Wellington. At the 1901 census, there were 33 houses in the former Blackland parish area.
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The church was originally dedicated to St Nicholas but by 1851 it was called St Peter's. The building was designated as
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Blackland had no school. From around 1846 children could attend the school at Calstone, which remained open until 1962.
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In the late 12th century the manor was held by Richard de Canville, governor of Cyprus, who died in 1191 during the
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ceiling of the late 17th century or early 18th, was until 1858 reserved for the owners of Blackland House.
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until most aspects of that jurisdiction were abolished in 1846. The benefice was united with that of
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parishes. Blackland parish was abolished on 26 March 1890, all the tithing forming part of the new
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traces the later owners, including Thomas Maundrell, who built Blackland House in the 1760s.
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century the chancel roof was replaced and the nave rebuilt; these roofs are still in place.
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which was larger than the manor, and by the early 19th century included land in Calne,
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The church was probably built by the lord of the manor as a chapel dependent on
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installed in the east window, and a new screen, stalls, pulpit and reredos.
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Owners in the 20th century included from 1973 to 1987 the fashion designer
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columns, and the house overlooks a small lake made by damming the
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from the manor; it later became independent of Calne and was a
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Owners of Blackland Farm included from 1570 Thomas Goddard of
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A farm at Blackland Mill was bought by champion jockey
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Blackland is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
OS grid reference
SU012686
Civil parish
Calne Without
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SN11
Dialling code
Police
Wiltshire
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
North Wiltshire
UK
England

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