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Wingfield, Wiltshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wingfield, Wiltshire

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Wingfield, Wiltshire history

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Domesday Book in 1086 recorded a settlement named Winefel in Bradford hundred with 12 households and a mill. From at least the early 13th century until the Dissolution, Wingfield manor was linked to Keynsham Abbey. In 1934 the civil parish gained 532 acres on the abolition of Bradford Without parish.

Wittenham and Rowley

A manor called Wittenham in the west of the present parish is mentioned in 1001, and in Domesday Book Withenham is also held by Geoffrey. Rowley was either an alternative name or a separate manor nearby. A church dedicated to St Nicholas was last mentioned in 1535.

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Best Wingfield, Wiltshire places to visit

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Wingfield, Wiltshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wingfield, Wiltshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wingfield, Wiltshire’s information audio spots:

Trowbridge Museum Trowbridge Museum is a centre for the history of West of England cloth production. The museum is located in the town of Trowbrid, Wiltshire.

The Polebarn Hotel The Polebarn Hotel is Grade II* listed on the Historic England Register. It was built in 1789 by John Clark, a local textile mill owner and clergyman. It passed through successive generations of the Clark family until it was sold by auction in 1920 to Wiltshire County Council.

County Hall, Trowbridge County Hall is a municipal building in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, completed in 1940. It is the headquarters of Wiltsire Council.

Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, is a Grade II* listed 19th-century Church of England church. It had parish church status until 2011. It is commonly known as ‘The Church on the Roundabout’ as it is encircled by a one-way traffic system.

West Wiltshire West Wiltshire was formed on 1 April 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury. The district council was based at purpose-built offices in Trowbridge. It was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

Southwick Court Southwick Court is a Grade II* listed moated medieval manor house at the centre of a system of fields and water meadows. It has remained a private residence under a succession of owners for at least 800 years. The current house dates from the late 16th century but its gatehouse is late 15th century.

Gripwood Quarry Gripwood Quarry (grid reference ST822603) is a 2.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire. The quarry is of Oolitic limestone and has a wall in the middle creating an upper and a lower quarry, last used for mushroom growing.

Farleigh House Farleigh House, or Farleigh Castle, is a large English country house in Somerset. It was built and extended during the 18th and 19th centuries and until 1970 served as the centre of a country estate owned by the Houlton family. In 1970 it was sold to be used as a prep school called Ravenscroft School. After this closed in 1996, the house was leased from the last owners of the school by the new Farleigh College until 2001. Bath Rugby Club now occupies it as its headquarters and training centre.

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