Wingfield, Wiltshire
| Wingfield | |
| Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's, Wingfield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST823567 |
| Location: | 51°18’32"N, 2°15’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 321 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Trowbridge |
| Postcode: | BA14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wiltshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Wiltshire |
| Website: | Parish Council |
Wingfield or Winkfield is a small village and parish in Wiltshire, about 2¼ miles west of the town of Trowbridge.
The civil parish is bordered to the east by the Trowbridge urban area and to the west by the county of Somerset, where the River Frome forms most of the boundary.
History
Wingfield is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Winefel, when it was held by the Bishop of Coutances.[2]
Notable people
Edward William Grinfield (1785-1864, biblical scholar) and Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859, writer) were educated at a private school at Wingfield.
Notable buildings
The 15th-century Church of England parish church of St Mary is Grade-II* listed.[3][4] It is part of the benefice of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity, Westwood and Wingfield.[5]
Stowford Manor, a late 15th-century farmhouse, is also Grade-II* listed.[6]
Amenities
A National School was built in the village in 1852 and educated children of all ages until 1926.[7][8] It became a Church of England school, which was amalgamated in 2009 with The Mead Community Primary School at Hilperton.[9][10]
The village has a pub, the Poplars Inn.
References
- ↑ "Wingfield - 2011 Census". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130736&c=Wingfield&d=16&e=62&g=6476613&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1437406399065&enc=1. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Williams, Ann; G H Martin (2002). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin. pp. 166; 1425. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1285304: Church of St Mary, Wingfield
- ↑ "Church of St. Mary, Wingfield". Wiltshire Council. http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1494. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "St Mary, Wingfield". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wingfield-st-mary/. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1180800: Stowford Manor
- ↑ "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 7 - Parishes: Wingfield". University of London. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol7/pp69-76#h3-0007. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "Wingfield Church of England School". Wiltshire Council. http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getschool.php?id=1449. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Rachel (1 October 2010). "Wingfield village school doing well after merger". http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/8426352.Wingfield_village_school_doing_well_after_merger/. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Mead Community Primary School". http://www.themead.wilts.sch.uk/wilts/primary/themead. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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