Patney

Patney is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Devizes.

Patney

Communications hub, Patney
Patney
Location within Wiltshire
Population155 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU072585
Civil parish
  • Patney
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDevizes
Postcode districtSN10
Dialling code01380
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The infant Salisbury Avon forms part of the southern boundary of the parish.

Religious sites

The nearest Anglican church is St John the Baptist at Chirton. Patney had a church since the 12th century, St Swithin's, which was rebuilt in 1878, closed in 1992, and became a private residence in 1996.[2]

The ecclesiastical parish was united with the benefice of Chirton with Marden in 1963,[3] and today is within the area of the Cannings and Redhorn Team Ministry which covers a group of eight churches in the Vale of Pewsey.[4]

Local government

All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway, who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013. In the House of Commons the parish is part of the Devizes constituency.

Railway
Main article: Patney and Chirton railway station

The Stert and Westbury Railway was built close to the north of the village in 1900 by the Great Western Railway Company. There was a station where the road to All Cannings crossed the line; it was closed when local services were withdrawn in 1966.

References
  1. "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "Church of St. Swithin, Patney". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. "No. 43194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 December 1963. p. 10547.
  4. "St. John the Baptist". The Cannings and Redhorn Team. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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