Winterbourne Gunner
| Winterbourne Gunner | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's, Winterbourne Gunner | |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP4 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | The Winterbournes |
Winterbourne Gunner is a village in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Salisbury.
The village is near the River Bourne and the A338 road and is close to Winterbourne Dauntsey. It is part of the civil parish of Winterbourne, formed in 1934 by almalgamating the three ancient parishes of Winterbourne Earls, Dauntsey and Gunner.[1]
The Defence CBRN Centre, providing training for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events, is to the southeast of the village, beyond the West of England Main Line railway.
Archaeology
Winterbourne Gunner has considerable archaeological interest. In 1960 workmen digging a pipeline came across a series of early saxon graves. A subsequent excavation showed them to be particularly rich in grave goods.[2]
A 1994 dig in a nearby building plot by television programme Time Team (season 2, "Saxon Graves") found several more early 6th century Saxon graves near Salt Lane, and discovered a series of Bronze Age features including a pond barrow and associated round barrows and urn burials, which the Saxons appear to have respected when selecting their burial sites. These show up as circular crop marks, with a diameter of 20 to 30 feet, indicating barrows. The Bronze Age features were designated as Scheduled Monuments in July 1994.[3]
In 1999 a house at Winterbourne Gunner was the subject of a Series 2 episode of the BBC television series Meet the Ancestors.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of St Mary has 12th-century origins and is Grade I listed.[4][5]
Facilities
The local primary schools are nearby in Winterbourne Earls and Gomeldon.
References
- ^ "Winterbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Musty, J.; Stratton, J. E. D. (1964). "A Saxon cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner, Near Salisbury". WANHM. 59: 86–109.
- ^ Pastscape Scheduled Monument 966594 (A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200 metres to the southeast of St Mary's Church, Winterbourne Gunner). 51°06′57″N 1°44′26″W / 51.115892°N 1.740509°W
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Winterbourne Gunner (1184486)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Church of St. Mary, Winterbourne Gunner". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
51°06′58″N 1°44′35″W / 51.116°N 1.743°W
External links
Media related to Winterbourne Gunner at Wikimedia Commons