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Wingfield, Wiltshire

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Wingfield House, about half a mile north of the village beyond the crossroads on the Trowbridge – Farleigh Hungerford road, is a large building begun in the early 18th century. The original house has two storeys plus attic, and its five-bay west (garden) front has 12-pane windows and central
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of St Mary, on the eastern edge of the village, is mostly in dressed limestone; it has a 15th-century tower with a stair-turret, a nave rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries and a chancel rebuilt in 1861. The church was designated as Grade II* listed in 1962.
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by Bernard Caillard and his wife. It was requisitioned by the army during the Second World War, and soon after the end of the war was divided into four residences. In 2023, the original house was offered for sale at
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was built in the village in 1852 and educated children of all ages until 1926. It became a Church of England school, and since 2009 has been a satellite of The Mead Community Primary School at
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is also held by Geoffrey. Rowley was either an alternative name or a separate manor nearby. A church dedicated to St Nicholas was last mentioned in 1535. By 1428 the population was low, and
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Chettle, H. F.; Powell, W. R.; Spalding, P. A.; Tillott, P. M. (1953). "Parishes: Wingfield". In Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth (eds.).
587: 244: 1330: 825: 30: 46: 436: 1162: 1056: 929: 874: 848: 820: 310: 626: 567: 534:(1856–1930) was an army officer who was involved in diplomacy and international finance, and a director of companies including 261: 206: 172: 1711: 1292: 618: 428: 136: 486: 1323: 86: 531: 558: 320: 578:, Chippenham. Today the church is part of the benefice of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity, Westwood and Wingfield. 420: 365: 315: 1259: 637: 542: 527: 186: 1571: 622: 1476: 995: 424: 388: 458:
A manor called Wittenham in the west of the present parish is mentioned in 1001, and in Domesday Book
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Wingfield House was used as a hospital during the First World War, and in 1935 was donated to the
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The parish is bordered to the east by the Trowbridge urban area and to the west by the county of
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The name "Winkfield" or "Winkfield with Rowley" was used in the 19th century. The
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near the centre of the parish, and most of the dwellings are near this junction.
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Stowford Manor, a late 15th-century farmhouse with a three-gable front, is
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forms most of the boundary. The secondary road from Bradford-on-Avon to
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obtained permission to unite the ecclesiastical parish with that of
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Benefice of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity, Westwood and Wingfield
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in the 1870s has "Wingfield, or Winkfield, a parish, with Rowley
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semicircular niches. The property was bought in 1861 by
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From at least the early 13th century until the 923: 921: 423:with 12 households and a mill, on land held by 705:A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 7 609:Wingfield is part of the Winsley and Westwood 1331: 1079: 1077: 930:"Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 Wingfield House (1021893)" 502:, a house in the north of the parish towards 8: 1050: 1048: 411:Wingfield is mentioned in a charter of 954. 574:Parish registers from 1654 are held in the 506:, was in the late 18th century the home of 1338: 1324: 1316: 1235:"Wingfield Council: Register of interests" 20: 1209:"Councillor details – Cllr Johnny Kidney" 1305:Wingfield at Wiltshire Community History 742: 740: 653: 288: 270: 226: 194: 170: 84: 27: 708:. University of London. pp. 69–76 621:. This is represented by John Kidney ( 952: 950: 697: 695: 693: 691: 689: 687: 685: 683: 254: 242: 230: 216: 204: 184: 152: 134: 116: 7: 1136:"Wingfield Church of England School" 576:Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre 415:in 1086 recorded a settlement named 376:and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of 1188:"The Mead Community Primary School" 900:"Bradford People: General Shrapnel" 716:– via British History Online. 1061:National Heritage List for England 934:National Heritage List for England 879:National Heritage List for England 875:"Cowshed at Church Farm (1021888)" 853:National Heritage List for England 826:National Heritage List for England 640:(1785–1864, biblical scholar) and 625:) who has held the position since 14: 1347:South West Wiltshire constituency 437:Wiltshire Victoria County History 53: 1286: 1161:Allen, Rachel (1 October 2010). 778:A Vision of Britain through Time 752:A Vision of Britain through Time 668:. Office for National Statistics 530:by Julian Orbach. 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Wingfield is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
OS grid reference
ST823567
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BA14
Dialling code
Police
Wiltshire
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
South West Wiltshire
Parish Council
UK
England

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