Bemerton

Bemerton, once a separate village to the west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, is now virtually a suburb of that city. Ithas claim to fame as the parish where the poet George Herbert was rector and where he is buried.

There are three parish churches ranging from the 13th century, St. Andrew's, in which Herbert served and is buried, to St. John's, a Victorian construction, and St. Michael's, built in 1957.

Famous inhabitants

George Herbert was Rector of St. Andrew’s from 1630 until his death in 1633. John Norris, who was rector from 1692 until 1711, was a more famous poet during his lifetime than Herbert was in his, although his work is now largely forgotten.

William Coxe (1748 – 1828), rector from 1788 to 1828, wrote travel books, biographies of Sir Robert Walpole and others, and a history of the county of Montgomery.

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Bemerton Local History Society [http://www.bemerton-history.org.uk]

Bemerton Parish Website [http://www.churchmouse.org.uk/bemerton]

Bemerton St.John C of E Primary School [http://www.bemerton-st-john.wilts.sch.uk]