Baydon
Baydon | |
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St. Nicholas' parish church | |
Baydon Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 664 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU281780 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Marlborough |
Postcode district | SN8 |
Dialling code | 01672 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.baydon.org |
Baydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Swindon. The eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary with Berkshire, and the village is about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of the West Berkshire market town of Hungerford.
History[]
Baydon is close to the Ridgeway, a pre-Roman road. The settlement is on the course of Ermin Way, a Roman Road between Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester). The earliest reference to Baydon as a place name is in 1196.[2]
Sir Isaac Newton bought an estate in Baydon which he settled on three of his grand-nephews and nieces days before his death in 1727.[3] He later admitted that he had overpaid for it.[citation needed]
Until the 1790s, when it became an independent ecclesiastical parish, Baydon was a chapelry of Ramsbury parish.[2]
The M4 motorway which passes just north of the village was opened on 22 December 1971.
Religious sites[]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas[4] has a Norman nave and two-bay north arcade.[5] The south aisle and northern clerestory are Early English Gothic.[5] The north aisle was rebuilt in 1857-58 by the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street.[5] The south clerestory is Perpendicular Gothic.[5] The west window, dated 1928, is by Edward Woore and is a memorial to the Rev. Augustus Gibson.[6] The church is Grade II* listed.[7]
A Particular Baptist chapel named Providence Chapel was built in 1806; it closed between 1885 and 1922, then was demolished.[8] A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1823; by 1939 it was a private house.[9]
Amenities[]
The village school, near the church, has stood since 1843 and is now Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.[10][11]
Baydon Village Stores incorporates a Post Office.[12] The village used to have a pub, the Red Lion, which closed in 2019.
Notable residents[]
Ian Lomax (1931–1996, cricketer) farmed near Baydon. Kevin Wilkinson (1958–1999, pop musician) lived at Baydon.
References[]
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). "Parishes: Baydon". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 52–61. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via British History Online.
- ^ Brewster, 1855, page 397
- ^ "Church of St. Nicholas, Baydon". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 105
- ^ "Stained Glass Windows at St. Nicholas, Baydon, Wiltshire". Robert Eberhard. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas, Baydon (1034135)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Providence Particular Baptist Chapel, Baydon". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Baydon". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Baydon St.Nicholas Church of England School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Baydon Primary School". Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Village Shop and PO". www.baydon.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
Sources and further reading[]
- Brewster, David (1855). Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton. 2. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co. p. 397.
- Crowley, D.A. (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 12: Ramsbury and Selkey hundreds; the Borough of Marlborough. Victoria County History. pp. 52–61.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
External links[]
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