Berwick Bassett
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 Berwick Bassett
Berwick Bassett shown within Wiltshire |
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| Population | 43 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU099733 |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWINDON |
| Postcode district | SN4 9 |
| Dialling code | 01793 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
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Berwick Bassett is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Marlborough and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Swindon. The village is on the west bank of a headstream of the River Kennet and close to the A4361 road, formerly the A361, which links Devizes and Avebury with Wroughton and Swindon.
History
The ancient trackway known as the Ridgeway forms the eastern boundary of the parish. Berwick was not recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and was probably part of the king's Calne estate.[2] The Bassett suffix, from the lords of the manor in the 13th century, had been added by the early 14th century.[2]
Manor Farmhouse or Old Manor House, next to the church, is from the late 15th century or early 16th.[3] The newer Manor House, near the stream, is from the early 17th.[4]
The population of the parish peaked at 203 at the time of the 1851 census.[1] A National school was built near the church in 1847 and was in use until 1922.[2]
Local government
Berwick Bassett elects a joint parish council with the adjacent parish of Winterbourne Monkton.[5] It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Church
St Nicholas's Church dates from the early 13th century.[6] It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building,[7] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[8]
References
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External links
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