Winterslow
Winterslow | |
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Cottage at East Winterslow | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 2,064 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU2332 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP5 |
Dialling code | 01980 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Winterslow is a
Settlements in the parish are the villages of West Winterslow and Middle Winterslow, and the hamlets of East Winterslow and The Common.
History
The area has evidence of prehistoric settlements, including Bronze Age features[2] and an Iron Age hillfort at Ashley's Copse, straddling the border with Hampshire in the northeast of the parish.[3]
Middle Winterslow lies along a
The Winterslows developed as separate manors, with Middle Winterslow known for a time as Middleton.[4] As recently as 1958, the village around All Saints' church was named on maps as Winterslow, with West Winterslow adjacent to its southeast.[7] On current maps and road signs, both areas are West Winterslow.
From the 17th century, the Winterslow Hut was a roadside coaching inn near Middle Winterslow. Later the Pheasant Hotel or Pheasant Inn, the business closed in 2007 and the much-altered building is now four dwellings.[8]
Governance
The civil parish elects a
An
Religious sites
Parish church
The
The pulpit is mostly 17th century.[13] One of the six bells was cast by John Wallis in 1593; the others were recast by John Taylor & Co in 1910, when the peal was rehung.[14] A 1918 window in the north aisle, in colourful Pre-Raphaelite style, is by Karl Parsons.[15]
Eastern parts of the parishes of Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Gunner were transferred to Winterslow parish in 1956.[16] Today the church is one of the Clarendon group, alongside eight others.[17]
Others
A brick and flint chapel of ease dedicated to St John the Baptist was opened at The Common in 1860,[18] and is also part of the Clarendon group.[19]
A Methodist chapel was built at The Common in 1810; the present building dates from 1865.[20]
An Evangelical church, the Gospel Lifeboat Mission, was opened at Middle Winterslow in 1891. The present building is from 1979.[21]
Winterslow Baptist Church, at West Winterslow, is a tin tabernacle built in 1908.[22][23]
Notable buildings
Roche Old Court at East Winterslow, a former
Also near East Winterslow, Roche Court is a
Kings Farm at West Winterslow is a largely complete example of a
Madeleine, Countess of Bessborough founded the New Art Centre in Sloane Street, London in 1958, which was relocated to Roche Court in 1994 as the New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery.[33][34] Exhibition spaces have been added to the property, including a 1998 glass wall which links the house and orangery.[35][36] Since 2005 the Roche Court Educational Trust, a charity,[37] promotes appreciation of sculpture and other arts among young people through visits to the park and by outreach.[38]
Notable people
John Roches (c.1333–1400), ambassador, MP and admiral, inherited a share in Winterslow manor through his mother.[39]
William Hazlitt (1778–1830), author and critic, wrote in a room at the Winterslow Hut; his wife Sarah owned a cottage at Middle Winterslow.[40]
Robert Thistlethwayte (1690–1744), disgraced academic.
Peter Bellinger Brodie (1778–1854, conveyancer) and his brother Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783–1862, pioneering physiologist and surgeon) were born here.
From at least 1955, Roche Court was the residence of Sir Geoffrey Ronald Codrington, a retired colonel in the
Amenities
Winterslow CE Primary School, Middle Winterslow, serves the parish and nearby villages.
At Middle Winterslow is a large modern village hall with a tennis court. There is one
The Clarendon Way long-distance footpath passes through Middle Winterslow and West Winterslow; its route along the Roman road is shared with the Monarch's Way.
Development controversy
A housing development at Middle Winterslow was proposed in 2011[47] and met with objections from some residents,[48] leading to part of the site – the 7.5 acre Brown's Copse – gaining protection in 2015 through classification as a village green.[49][50] A plan to build 46 houses was submitted in 2017 and withdrawn after meeting local opposition.[51]
References
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard (1013983)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse (1001796)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Winterslow". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map, sheet SU23". National Library of Scotland. 1958. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ East and West Winterslow in the Domesday Book
- ^ "SU23". Ordnance Survey maps. National Library of Scotland. 1958. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Riddle, Annie (25 November 2009). "Plan to turn hotel into homes". Salisbury Journal. Salisbury. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Church of All Saints, Winterslow". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
- ISBN 978-0-11-700995-0.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1299950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Winterslow". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Winterslow All Saints – History". The Clarendon Churches. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "No. 40916". The London Gazette. 2 November 1956. pp. 6187–6188.
- ^ "Winterslow All Saints". The Clarendon Churches. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "St. John's Chapel School, Winterslow". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Winterslow St John". The Clarendon Churches. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Winterslow Methodist Church". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Gospel Lifeboat Mission". Winterslow village. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Winterslow Baptist Church". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Winterslow Baptist". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Roche Old Court (1300012)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn at Roche Old Court (1130772)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn at Old Manor Farm (1130775)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Roche Court (1300004)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Orangery in east garden of Roche Court (1184695)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Garden loggia in east garden of Roche Court (1318624)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Stableblock, Roche Court (1130771)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Kings Farm (1477853)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Rare building with special historic interest given unusual Listed status". Wiltshire Council. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "About". New Art Centre. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Madeleine Lola Margaret Ponsonby (née Grand), Countess Bessborough". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Bradbury, Dominic (17 March 2020). "This English Countryside Estate Has a Remarkable Array of Outdoor Art—and a Working Farm". Galerie. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Roche Court Sculpture Gallery". Stephen Marshall Architects. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "The Roche Court Educational Trust, registered charity no. 4015383". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Roche Court Educational Trust". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "ROCHES, Sir John (c.1333-1400), of Bromham, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Wu, Duncan (2 April 2009). "William Hazlitt: The lion in Winterslow". The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "No. 33785". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1932. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 34376". The London Gazette. 2 March 1937. p. 1407.
- ^ "No. 44219". The London Gazette. 3 January 1967. p. 87.
- ^ "No. 40433". The London Gazette. 18 March 1955. p. 1609.
- ^ "Winterslow CE Primary School". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Winterslow C. of E. Aided Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Land at Middleton Road, Winterslow" (PDF). Savills for Primetower. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Harding, Jill (9 May 2011). "WOOD campaign gathers pace". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Plans lodged to build 46 homes and create village green". Salisbury Journal. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Kemble, Elizabeth (2 May 2015). "Farmer close to victory after £20,000 battle to keep his land". Salisbury Journal.
- ^ "Planning application 17/02002/OUT". Wiltshire Council. March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
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