Bemerton
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 Bemerton
Bemerton shown within Wiltshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU120306 |
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| Civil parish | Bemerton |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP2 |
| Dialling code | 01722 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Salisbury |
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Bemerton, once a separate village to the west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, is now virtually a suburb of that city. George Herbert (1593–1633) was Rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton and is buried at Bemerton.
Until 1894 Bemerton was a chapelry of Fugglestone St Peter, but it was then established as a parish in its own right.
Bemerton has three Church of England parish churches. St. Andrew's was originally Norman but was largely rebuilt later in the Middle Ages.[1] St. John's is a Gothic Revival building designed by T.H. Wyatt and completed in 1861.[2] St. Michael's was consecrated in 1957.[3]
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Sport and leisure
Bemerton has a Non-League football club Bemerton Heath Harlequins F.C., which plays at Westwood Recreation Ground/Moon Park on Western Way.
Notable inhabitants
George Herbert was Rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton from 1630 until his death in 1633. He is buried at St Andrew's, which contains a memorial window portraying him.
John Norris, rector from 1692 until 1711, a philosopher, poet and theologian whose metaphysics were closely associated with those of Nicolas Malebranche.
William Coxe (1748–1828), rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton from 1788 to 1828, wrote travel books, biographies of Sir Robert Walpole and others, and a history of the county of Montgomery.
See also
- George Herbert (1593-1633), Anglo-Welsh poet buried at Bemerton
References
Sources
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External links
- George Herbert and Bemerton
- Bemerton Local History Society
- Bemerton Parish
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary School
- St. Andrew's Church Lower Bemerton: A Guide for Visitors (2011, 2 pdfs)
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