Monkton Deverill
Monkton Deverill | |
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Entering the village from the southeast | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
OS grid reference | ST855373 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Warminster |
Postcode district | BA12 |
Dialling code | 01985 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Monkton Deverill (anciently known as East Monkton) is a village and former
History
Two
Before the
For almost forty years, beginning in the late 14th century, the bailiffs of Glastonbury Abbey's manors of Longbridge and Monkton Deverill, which were remote from the Abbey's own logistical systems, kept good accounts of their stewardship.[5] These records survive and provide detailed information on the manors' agricultural and other business. They show that most of the grain produced on the land went to markets within ten miles, except in years when it was selling for higher prices. Most buyers of the manors' wool came from within a radius of twenty miles. However, some items, such as millstones, were brought from much farther away.[8]
After the Dissolution, the manor was sold by the Crown to John Thynne together with Longbridge Deverill and thereafter descended in his family, who much later became Marquesses of Bath. The Thynnes have preserved many of Glastonbury Abbey's records at Longleat up to the present day.[9]
The village has two farmhouses dating from the 17th century: Manor Farmhouse and Burton Farmhouse.
A small school was built near the church c. 1870 but had closed by 1895. Historic England describe the building (now a private house) as "a good example of a simple village school with Gothic and vernacular detail".[13] The population of the parish was 204 in 1831,[14] but is now lower.
A detailed parish history is in progress and will be published as part of volume XIX of A History of the County of Wiltshire.[15]
Parish church
The former
In 1845, the church was demolished except for the tower,[19] and rebuilt under the direction of Thomas Henry Wyatt.[16][20] The tower is either late-13th-century (Nikolaus Pevsner)[21] or 14th-century (Historic England).[19]
The new church contained a fine pulpit, believed to be originally from Belgium, also presented in the mid 19th century by the Rev. Lord Charles Thynne, rector of the parish.[17][22]
Monkton Deverill was anciently a chapelry of Longbridge Deverill, but was transferred to Kingston Deverill in 1892.[23]
In 1928, Edward Hutton noted:
Kingston Deverill looks better than it is – Monkton Deverill, not a mile lower down the valley, has, however, even less to show. Of the church only the Perpendicular tower and the Norman font are old, though here again the pulpit panels representing scenes from the Old Testament are interesting.[24]
The church was declared redundant in 1971
Governance
On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Kingston Deverill.[27][28]
Almost all significant local government services are now provided by Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority created in 2009, which has its main offices in Trowbridge. The village is represented in parliament by Dr Andrew Murrison and in Wiltshire Council by Fleur de Rhé-Philipe, both Conservatives.
Notable people
Meredith Frampton (1894–1984), painter and portrait artist, retired to Monkton Deverill. In 1938[21] he designed for himself a house called Hill Barn, on an isolated site on higher ground south of the village.[29]
References
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Rawlings, Mick (1995). "Archaeological Sites Along the Wiltshire Section of the Codford-Ilchester Water Pipeline: The Monkton Deverill Roman Road". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 88: 36–37 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Rawlings, Mick (1995). "Archaeological Sites Along the Wiltshire Section of the Codford-Ilchester Water Pipeline: The Monkton Deverill Anglo-Saxon Cemetery". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 88: 26–36 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Rodney Howard Hilton et al., Rodney Hilton's Middle Ages: an exploration of historical themes (2007), p. 119: "The analysis will include three manors located in Wiltshire, namely Longbridge Deverill, Monkton Deverill and Badbury, all held by the abbot of Glastonbury."
- ^ a b Edward Miller, The Agrarian History of England and Wales (1991), p. 363 online
- ^ Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Proceedings, vols. 107–111 (1963), p. 81
- ^ Keil, I. (1963). "Improprator and Benefice in the Later Middle Ages". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 58 (211): 351 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Longbridge Deverill church with its chapel of Monkton Deverill...
- ^ D. L. Farmer, 'Two Wiltshire Manors and their Markets', in AHR, vol. XXVII (1989) pp. 1–11 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine online at bahs.org.uk
- ^ Kate Harris & William Smith, Glastonbury Abbey records at Longleat House: a summary list (1991), p. 83
- ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1036405)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Burton Farmhouse (1036407)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Nos 85 and 86 (1200629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Monkton Deverill School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b Monkton Deverill at genuki.org.uk
- ^ Work in Progress at victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk accessed 27 November 2008
- ^ a b John Martin Robinson, The Wyatts, an architectural dynasty (1979), p. 267: "Monkton Deverill, Wilts., St. Alfred the Great. 1845. Old tower retained."
- ^ a b c 'Monkton Deverill – King Alfred', in The Deverill Churches Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at dial.pipex.com
- ^ G. N. Garmonsway, translation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (London: Dent, 1972), p. 76
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St. Alfred the Great (1200634)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
- ^ OCLC 1201298091.
- ^ a b The Gentleman's magazine, vol. 179 (1846), pp. 83–84 online
- ^ "No. 26303". The London Gazette. 1 July 1892. pp. 3794–6.
- ^ Edward Hutton, Highways and Byways in Wiltshire (1928), p. 235
- ^ "No. 45391". The London Gazette. 8 June 1971. p. 6035.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1318468)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Monkton Deverill CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Kingston Deverill". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Sooke, Alastair (20 September 2017). "Meredith Frampton is the forgotten genius of British art". BBC Culture. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
External links
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