Grittleton
| Grittleton | |
 Grittleton village (westwards) |
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  Grittleton |
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| Population | 539 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST860800 |
| Civil parish | Grittleton |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN14 |
| Dialling code | 01249 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Wiltshire |
| Website | sites |
Coordinates: 51°31′08″N 2°12′11″W / 51.519°N 2.203°W
Grittleton village (eastwards)
The church in Grittleton
Grittleton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 6.5 miles northwest of Chippenham. The parish includes the hamlets of Leigh Delamere, Littleton Drew and Sevington.[2]
The Grittleton House estate is the home of Grittleton House School, which was founded in 1951.
The Anglican Church of All Saints at Littleton Drew is Grade II* listed.[3][4]
The village is represented in parliament by James Gray and in Wiltshire Council by Jane Scott, both Conservatives.
Catherine Stepney, novelist, was born here in 1778.[5]
See also
- Gauze Brook
- Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel
- List of places in Wiltshire
- List of civil parishes in Wiltshire
- Sevington Victorian School
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History: Map of the parish of Grittleton". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ↑ "List entry - Church of All Saints, Grittleton". English Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Church of All Saints, Littleton Drew". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ Elizabeth Lee, ‘Stepney , Catherine, Lady Stepney (1778–1845)’, rev. Rebecca Mills, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010 accessed 5 Dec 2014
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