Berwick St John
| Berwick St John | |
| 240px St John the Baptist parish church |
|
 Berwick St John
Berwick St John shown within Wiltshire |
|
| Population | 438 (2011 Census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | ST947223 |
| Civil parish | Berwick St John |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Shaftesbury |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South West Wiltshire |
| Website | Berwick St John |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Berwick St John is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Shaftesbury in Dorset. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 438.[1]
The parish includes the Ashcombe Park estate, part of the Ferne Park estate, and most of Rushmore Park (since 1939 the home of Sandroyd School).
Contents
Geography
The parish is at the head of the Ebble valley, in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Winklebury Hill overlooks the village. In the extreme west of the parish, Win Green hill, at 277 metres (909 ft), is the highest point of Cranborne Chase.
History
The area has several prehistoric sites, including a Bronze Age settlement near Rushmore.[2]
Part of Wilton Abbey's Chalke estate from the 10th century, the parish was established by the 13th century. Manors of the parish included Berwick St John, Rushmore, Bridmore, Upton Lucy and Ashcombe.[3]
The Old Rectory is from the early 19th century.[4]
In the 19th century Augustus Pitt Rivers inherited the Rushmore estate and excavated many nearby archeological sites.
Religious sites
The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist was built in the 14th century but heavily restored in 1861 under the direction of the Gothic revival architect Henry Woodyer.[5][6] It has stained glass windows that have been attributed to Hardman & Co.[7] The building is Grade II listed.[8]
The tower has a ring of six bells. Robert I Wells of Aldbourne cast the second, third and tenor bells in 1767. Robert II Wells cast the fifth bell in 1788. John Warner & Sons of Cripplegate, London cast the treble and fourth bells in 1885.[9]
St John's parish is a member of the Benefice of Chalke Valley.[10]
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel was built in 1828 and closed in 1984.[11] A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1875 and closed sometime before 1964.[12]
Amenities
The village has a pub, the Talbot Inn, which dates from the mid-17th century.[13]
There is no primary school. A school which was built in 1835 took children of all ages until 1935; it was closed in 1963.[14]
Sandroyd School, at Rushmore House, is an independent school for children aged 3-13.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry 1963, p. 108.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry 1963, p. 109.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berwick St John. |
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Berwick St John village website
