Shalbourne

Shalbourne

St. Michael and All Angels
Shalbourne
 Shalbourne shown within Wiltshire
Population 558 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU3163
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Marlborough
Postcode district SN8
Post town Hungerford
Postcode district RG17
Dialling code 01672
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentDevizes
Websitewww.shalbourne.org
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°22′05″N 1°33′00″W / 51.368°N 1.550°W / 51.368; -1.550

Shalbourne is a civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Hungerford, Berkshire. Besides a village of the same name, the parish has a number of widely spaced small settlements including Bagshot and Stype, to the north, and Rivar and Oxenwood to the south. Before 1895, about half of the parish of Shalbourne (including its church) lay in Berkshire.

Local government

The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Amenities

Shalbourne has a primary school and a village hall which was built in 1843 as a schoolroom.[2][3][4]

Notable people

Notable buildings

The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels is Grade II* listed. It dates from the 13th century and was partly rebuilt and extended by G.F. Bodley in 1873.[6][7] Stained glass by Henry Haig was added in 1995.

Also Grade II* listed are West Court farmhouse and Shalbourne Manor farmhouse.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. "Shalbourne C of E Primary School". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. "The Shalbourne Village Hall". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. Historic England. "Kingston Hall, Shalbourne (1365543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. Eugene Cole Zubrinsky, FASG, "Carpenter Sketches" (2009; see William1 and William2, Rehoboth section).
  6. "Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Shalbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Shalbourned (1184401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  8. Historic England. "West Court farmhouse, Shalbourne (1033981)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  9. Historic England. "Shalbourne Manor farmhouse (1184699)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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