Shalbourne
| Shalbourne | |
|---|---|
 St. Michael and All Angels | |
| Population | 558 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU3163 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Marlborough |
| Postcode district | SN8 |
| Post town | Hungerford |
| Postcode district | RG17 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Shalbourne is a civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Hungerford, Berkshire. Besides a village of the same name, the parish has a number of widely spaced small settlements including Bagshot and Stype, to the north, and Rivar and Oxenwood to the south. Before 1895, about half of the parish of Shalbourne (including its church) lay in Berkshire.
Local government
The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Amenities
Shalbourne has a primary school[2] and a village hall[3] which was built in 1843 as a schoolroom.[4]
Notable people
- From 1608 until late 1637, tenants of the parish's Westcourt Manor included William Carpenter and his namesake son, both of whom emigrated to Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1638 on the Bevis from Southampton. The younger William Carpenter was a founder of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Rehoboth Carpenter family's descendants number in the tens of thousands, among whom are two U.S. presidents and a Project Mercury astronaut. William Carpenter [Jr.] married at Shalbourne in 1625 Abigail Briant, whose family had resided in the parish since at least the late 16th century.[5]
- Jethro Tull, agricultural pioneer, owned a farm in the parish.
Notable buildings
The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels is Grade II* listed.[6] It dates from the 13th century and was partly rebuilt and extended by G.F. Bodley in 1873.[7] Stained glass by Henry Haig was added in 1995.
Also Grade II* listed are West Court farmhouse[8] and Shalbourne Manor farmhouse.[9]
See also
- Botley Down, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Oxenwood
- Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
Sources
- "Shalbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- Shalbourne Village website
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Shalbourne C of E Primary School". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "The Shalbourne Village Hall". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Kingston Hall, Shalbourne (1365543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Eugene Cole Zubrinsky, FASG, "Carpenter Sketches" (2009; see William1 and William2, Rehoboth section).
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Shalbourned (1184401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Shalbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "West Court farmhouse, Shalbourne (1033981)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Shalbourne Manor farmhouse (1184699)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Shalbourne at Wikimedia Commons