Woodford, Wiltshire
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Village Hall, Middle Woodford |
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Population | 443 (in 2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | SU123372 |
Civil parish | Woodford |
Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP5 |
Dialling code | 01722 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Salisbury |
Coordinates: 51°08′02″N 1°49′30″W / 51.134°N 1.825°W
Woodford is a civil parish in southern-central Wiltshire, England, on the west bank of the Salisbury Avon, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Salisbury. Its settlements are the villages of Lower Woodford, Middle Woodford and Upper Woodford,[2] the last of which is the largest of the three. In 1871, the population was 523;[2] in 1951, this had decreased to 405 people.[3]
In 972, the name was recorded as Wuduforda, which in Old English means "ford in or by a wood", from wudu + ford.[4] In the nineteenth century it was pronounced 'oodford.[5]
History
Woodford is mentioned in the days of Henry III, namely there being a knight, Sir William Woodford of Woodford.[6] A palace existed here, used by the Bishops of Salisbury, but only a few carved stones remain on the site;[2] the palace was the hiding place of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in September 1651.[7] The buildings of Druid's Lodge (also known as Woodford Hut),[8] in the north-west of the parish, were used as a prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War, but they no longer exist.[3] Nearby there is a small stone shelter, erected as a memorial to Lieutenant Colonel F. G. G. Bailey (d. 1951), who resided at Lake House, Wilsford.[3] Woodford Church of England Primary School was erected between 1833 and 1836, and increased in size in 1854.[3] In 1880 the chief landowners were Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and Robert Loder.[2]
Geography
Woodford is approximately 2,780 acres (1,130 ha) in size. On a hill slope southwest of Druid's Head, there is a large and old enclosure that was formed by a bank.[8]
Lower Woodford Water Meadows is a 23.9 hectares (59 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lower Woodford, notified in 1971. Of the working water-meadows in southern England that are associated with chalk streams, the best is situated at Lower Woodford.[9]
Notable buildings
Heale House, near Middle Woodford, is Grade I listed[10] and is an example of Georgian architecture that dates to around 1730; it is surrounded by notable gardens.[11][12] Additions were made to the house in 1894 by Detmar Blow.[13]
The Church of England parish church of All Saints at Middle Woodford is Grade II listed.[14] It has 12th-century origins but was much restored in 1845 by T.H. Wyatt. A monument to Gerard Erington of Heale is dated 1596.[15]
At Lower Woodford, the 17th-century Manor House is Grade II listed.[16] Avon Cottage, a timber-framed house originally built in the 15th century, was recased in red brick in the late 18th or early 19th century, with 20th-century additions to the south and east.[3] The collar-beam roof was reconstructed in the late 16th or early 17th century when a ceiling was added in the hall.[3]The Court House, on the eastern side of the road, was part of Woodford Manor estate until 1920 when it was sold to Major General Aston.[3]
Amenities
Woodford Valley C.E. Primary Academy serves the villages and surrounding parishes.[17] The site began as a National school in 1872.[18]
There are two pubs: the Bridge Inn at Upper Woodford and the Wheatsheaf Inn at Lower Woodford.
The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through Lower and Middle Woodford.
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Kelly's directories, ltd (1880). Post office afterw. Kelly's directory of Hampshire, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire (the Isle of Wight, and the Channel Islands). (Public domain ed.). pp. 737–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6". British History Online. University of London. 1962. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David (6 November 2003). Oxford dictionary of British place names. Oxford University Press. pp. 746–. ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Urban, Sylvanus (1862). The Gentleman's Magazine or, Monthly Intelligencer for the year (Public domain ed.). Cave. pp. 168–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Hamilton, Adam (1904). The chronicle of the English Augustinian canonesses regular of the Lateran, at St. Monica's in Louvain (now at St. Augustine's priory, Newton Abbot, Devon) 1548-1644 (Public domain ed.). Sands & co. pp. 2–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Clarke, Benjamin (1852). The British gazetteer, political, commercial, ecclesiastical, and historical: showing the distances of each place from London and Derby--gentlemen's seats--populations ... &c. Illustrated by a full set of county maps, with all the railways accurately laid down ... (Public domain ed.). Published (for the proprietors) by H.G. Collins. pp. 1012–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- 1 2 Murray, John (1869). Handbook for travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire and Somersetshire (Public domain ed.). J. Murray. pp. 77–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek (11 August 2011). A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 1: The Selection of Biological Sites of National Importance to Nature Conservation in Britain. Cambridge University Press. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-0-521-20329-6. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Historic England. "Heale House, Woodford (1183383)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ House & garden. Condé Nast Publications. 1931. p. 73. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Country life. Country Life, Ltd. 2005. p. 53. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Service, Alastair (1 February 1977). Edwardian architecture: a handbook to building design in Britain 1890-1914. Oxford University Press. p. 199. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Middle Woodford (1197978)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Kite, Edward (1860). Monumental brasses of Wiltshire: a series of examples ... ranging from the 13th to the 17th centuries; accompanied with notices descriptive of ancient costume & ... illustrative of the history of the country during this period (Public domain ed.). Henry. pp. 74–. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Historic England. "Manor House, Lower Woodford (1130985)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Woodford Valley C.E. Primary Academy". Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Woodford Valley Church of England (VA) Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
External links
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