Bushton, Wiltshire
| Bushton | |
|---|---|
 The Trotting Horse pub in 2007 | |
  Bushton Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU063779 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| 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 | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Bushton is an English hamlet about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. It belongs to the civil parish of Clyffe Pypard.
History
In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded an estate at Bushton, held by the Bishop of Winchester.[1] By the 17th century the manor of Bushton had become a tithing of Clyffe Pypard parish.[2]
Manor Farmhouse is a Georgian house of five bays built of brick with stone trim in the early 18th century.[3]
Woodhill Park, near Bushton, is a Georgian country house built in the 18th century. Richard Pace added the south-east range in 1804.[4]
Notable residents
The pamphleteer and poet Ralph Broome (1742–1835) was born and raised in the hamlet.[5] Also born at Bushton was the Jesuit missionary to India Thomas Stephens (c. 1549–1619).
Amenities
The parish's village hall is at Bushton.[6]
Bushton's public house, the Trotting Horse, closed down in 2016 for conversion into a residence.[7]
References
- ^ /bushton/ Bushton in the Domesday Book
- ^ Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 9 pp. 23–43". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1975) [1963]. Cherry, Bridget (ed.). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 154. ISBN 0-14-071026-4.
- ^ R. W. Dunning; K. H. Rogers; P. A. Spalding; Colin Shrimpton; Janet H. Stevenson; Margaret Tomlinson (1970). Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 9. pp. 23–43.
- ^ Joyce Hemlow, ed.: The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney... (London: OUP, 1972 ff.), vol. IV., p. 30n.
- ^ "Village Hall". Clyffe Pypard and Bushton Villages. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Rural pub to become house". Gazette & Herald. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links
- "Clyffe Pypard". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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