Maddington, Wiltshire

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Maddington
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St Mary's Church, Maddington
Maddington is located in Wiltshire
Maddington
Maddington
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU070443
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALISBURY
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
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51°11′53″N 1°54′04″W�� / 51.198°N 1.901°W / 51.198; -1.901Coordinates: 51°11′53″N 1°54′04″W / 51.198°N 1.901°W / 51.198; -1.901

Maddington is a small settlement and former civil parish on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is on the River Till. Its nearest town is Amesbury, about 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast.

At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), the manor was held by Amesbury Abbey.[1] In 1825 the parish contained seventy-eight houses and had a population of 369.[2] By 1841 the parish of Maddington extended east and south of the village.[3]

For local government purposes, Maddington was added to the adjoining Shrewton parish in 1934.[3] As Shrewton expanded during the 20th century, Maddington became an area of Shrewton.

St Mary's Church was built in the 13th century, then partly rebuilt in the 17th and 19th.[4] It was declared redundant in 1975 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[5]

Maddington Manor is a two-storey 18th-century house in brick, remodelled and extended at the front in the 1830s.[6]

See also[]

  • Maddington Falls, Quebec, a small town in Canada which was named for this Maddington

References[]

  1. ^ Maddington in the Domesday Book
  2. ^ Benjamin Pitts Capper, A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom (G.B. Whittaker, 1825) p. 538
  3. ^ a b "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 15 pp201-213 – Parishes: Maddington". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 26 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, Maddington Street (1023959)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "St Mary's Church, Maddington, Wiltshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Historic England. "Maddington Manor (1355664)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

External links[]

  • "Shrewton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Maddington at genuki.org.uk


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