Berwick St Leonard
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.jpg) St Leonard's church |
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  Berwick St Leonard |
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| Population | 47 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST924332 |
| Civil parish | Berwick St Leonard |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP3 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South West Wiltshire |
Coordinates: 51°05′53″N 2°06′36″W / 51.098°N 2.110°W
Berwick St Leonard is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Warminster and 14 miles (23 km) west of Salisbury.
Geography
A small stream rises near the village. Soon after leaving the parish the stream forms Fonthill Lake and then joins the Nadder near Tisbury.
The A303 trunk road, linking London with southwest England, crosses the parish. Berwick St John village is on the B3089 about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south. The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through the village.
Part of Great Ridge Wood is in the far north of the parish.
History
There is a prehistoric earthwork near Penning, in the north of the parish.[2]
In the 11th and 12th centuries the manor was probably part of Shaftesbury Abbey's Tisbury estate.[3]
Berwick House is from the late 18th century.[4]
Parish church
St Leonard's Church was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[5] The church was closed in 1966,[6] declared redundant in 1973[5] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]
Local government
The civil parish does not elect a parish council. Instead the first tier of local government is a parish meeting, which all electors are entitled to attend.[8] The parish is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood (1017714)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 13 pp100-105 - Parishes: Berwick St Leonard". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Berwick House, Berwick St Leonard (1146059)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Church of St. Leonard". Images of England. English Heritage.
- ↑ "Fonthill Bishop". Nadder Valley Focus. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ↑ "St Leonard, Berwick". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ↑ "Berwick St Leonard Parish Meeting". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
External links
Media related to Berwick St Leonard at Wikimedia Commons
- "Berwick St. Leonard". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 September 2015.