East Tytherton

East Tytherton

Village hall
East Tytherton
 East Tytherton shown within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceST966749
Civil parishBremhill
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Chippenham
Postcode district SN15 4L
Dialling code 01249
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Wiltshire
List of places
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Coordinates: 51°28′23″N 2°03′04″W / 51.473°N 2.051°W / 51.473; -2.051

East Tytherton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bremhill in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Chippenham, which lies approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-west from the hamlet.

A house at East Tytherton was bought by preacher John Cennick in 1742 and a Moravian community was founded in 1745; the manse and chapel were rebuilt in 1792-3 and a schoolroom added 1793-4.[1] The church, manse and former schoolroom are Grade II* listed.[2]As of 2016 the church is still in use.[3]

The Moravian school closed in 1931.[4] Nearby, a British school opened in 1871 and became a County school in the 20th century,[5] later named Maud Heath School. Pupil numbers declined from the 1950s and the school closed at the end of 2005.[6] In 2016 the building was an activity centre for Girl Guides.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Moravian Church, East Tytherton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Moravian Church, Manse and Church Cottage, East Tytherton (1363796)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tytherton Moravian Church". Moravain Church of the British Province. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Moravian School, East Tytherton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "County School, East Tytherton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "East Tytherton Maud Heath Primary School". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maud Heath Centre". Girlguiding Wiltshire North. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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