Brinkworth, Wiltshire
Coordinates: 51°33′34″N 1°58′47″W / 51.5594°N 1.97978°W
| Brinkworth | |
 Brinkworth
Brinkworth shown within Wiltshire |
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| Population | 1,300 |
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| OS grid reference | SU015845 |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire Council |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHIPPENHAM |
| Postcode district | SN15 |
| Dialling code | 01666 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Wiltshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire | |
Brinkworth, in northern Wiltshire, is the longest village in Britain, at over 6 miles (although the main urban core extends for less than 1 mile). It is roughly equidistant between the towns of Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett and lies less than 1 km north of the M4 motorway.
The Woodbridge Brook, a tributary of the Bristol Avon passes to the north of the village and another tributary of the Avon, the Brinkworth Brook (called locally 'Thunder Brook') passes to the south. The parish of Brinkworth includes the tything of Grittenham, which is a rural community lying to the south of the village of Brinkworth.[1] The village has a primary school, two public houses and a church.[2]
The landscape artist, Thomas Hearne moved to Brinkworth aged five. His biographer, Simon Fenwick, suggests that nearby Malmesbury Abbey proved an inspiration to Hearne's later interest in Gothic architecture. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Parishes - Brinkworth". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=116138. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Brinkworth, Wiltshire". Alan Howard. http://www.brinkworth.info/. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ Simon Fenwick, ‘Hearne, Thomas (1744–1817)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
[edit] Bibliography
- The Court Records of Brinkworth and Charlton, 1544-1648, ed. Douglas Crowley (Wiltshire Record Society Vol. 61, 2009)
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