Winterbourne Bassett
Winterbourne Bassett is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Swindon and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Marlborough.
Winterbourne Bassett | |
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Farmland near Hackpen White Horse | |
Winterbourne Bassett Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 159 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU102749 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Swindon |
Postcode district | SN4 |
Dialling code | 01793 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Local government
Winterbourne Bassett elects a joint parish council with the larger adjacent parish of Broad Hinton - see Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett. It falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Amenities
The 14th-century Church of England parish church of St Katherine and St Peter is Grade I listed.[2][3]
A Methodist chapel was built in 1904 and sold in 1960.[4]
There was a small school in the village from 1875 to 1966; primary school children now go to Broad Hinton.[5]
The village has a public house and restaurant called The Winterbourne,[6] owned by a community benefit society.[7]
References
- "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- Historic England. "Church of St Katherine and St Peter (1284298)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Church of St. Katherine and St. Peter, Winterbourne Bassett". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Methodist Chapel, Winterbourne Bassett". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Winterbourne Bassett School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "The Winterbourne". thewinterbourne.business.site. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Winterbourne Bassett Community Pub Ltd". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
Sources
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Winterbourne Bassett, retrieved 8 October 2004
- Map 'Explorer 157', published by the Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-21782-5, revised 1997.
External links
Media related to Winterbourne Bassett at Wikimedia Commons