Collingbourne Kingston
Collingbourne Kingston | |
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A338 and the Barleycorn, 2009 | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 511 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU239558 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Marlborough |
Postcode district | SN8 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Collingbourne Kingston is a village and
The toponym Collingbourne means the "Bourne as the stream of Cola's people". Collingbourne Kingston was so named to distinguish it from its southerly neighbour Collingbourne Ducis. Until the 14th century, Collingbourne Kingston was called Collingbourne Abbot's with reference to Hyde Abbey, Winchester, the owner of the principal manor. The change to Kingston was a reference to the appearance of Collingbourne in the Domesday Book.[2]
Local government
The civil parish elects a
The parish originally contained Collingbourne Kingston, Aughton, Brunton, Sunton, and part of Cadley hamlet. In 1934 Sunton and the part of Cadley were transferred to Collingbourne Ducis, and in 1987 the parish was further reduced when its southeast and southwest parts were also transferred to Collingbourne Ducis.[2]
Amenities
The village has a garage. There is no post office in the village. The nearest post offices are in Collingbourne Ducis and Burbage. The nearest supermarkets are in Ludgershall, Tidworth and Pewsey.
The village has a
Education
The former school, now a bed and breakfast establishment called "The Old School House", was opened in 1845 and served the children of the local farmworkers and craftsmen. It was ahead of its time as universal education was not introduced until thirty years later. The school closed in 1978 and primary age children now attend the school in neighbouring Collingbourne Ducis.[4]
Children of secondary school age are able to attend Pewsey Vale School, The Wellington Academy in Ludgershall and St John's in Marlborough.
Church and chapel
The
The 13th and 14th centuries gave the church its ornate chancel arch, with four depths of moulded
The
The church is a Grade II* listed building[7] and today forms part of the Savenake grouping of parishes.[5]
Further south in the village is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1914 to replace an earlier chapel building of 1819. The chapel closed in 1985 and became a private home.[8]
Former railway
The
Air crash
In 1943 a
Twinning Association
Collingbourne and District are twinned with Le Merlerault in Normandy, France. The twinning agreement was made on 18 April 1992.
References
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 16 pp126-139 – Kinwardstone Hundred – Collingbourne Kingston". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "The Barley Corn Inn". Archived from the original on 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Collingbourne Kingston Church of England School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The History of St Mary's Church". Savernake Team. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1285324)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Collingbourne Kingston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ISBN 1904349331.
- ^ "History: Spitfire crash". Collingbourne Kingston Community Website. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Hazel Raines (1916–1956)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
External links
- "Collingbourne Kingston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Collingbourne Kingston Parish Council