Manningford

Coordinates: 51°19′54″N 1°48′04″W / 51.33158°N 1.80120°W / 51.33158; -1.80120

Manningford
Manningford  Manningford shown within Wiltshire
Population	385 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU140580
Parish	Manningford
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	SN9
Dialling code	01672
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Wiltshire
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Devizes
Website	The Manningfords
List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire

Manningford is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Manningford Abbots, Manningford Bohune, Manningford Bohune Common and Manningford Bruce, together known as the Manningfords.

History

Manningford Abbots or Abbas

The eastern third of the Parish, so- called from its ownership by the Abbot of Hyde Abbey, Winchester, founded by Alfred the Great. The Abbot also had the chapelry at Alton Priors. He held it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1547 it went to the Seymour family (Dukes of Somerset and then Northumberland) until it was split up in 1768. There was probably a parish church in the 10th century and certainly one in 1291. Its dedication is unknown. The church was rebuilt in 1861-64 to designs by the architect S.B. Gabriel of Bristol.^[2]

Manningford Bohune

The western third of the Parish, held by Amelric de Drewes 1086, name from 12th century Humphrey de Bohun^{[disambiguation needed ]} (related to Bohun Earls of Hereford). The Church of England parish church of All Saints was built in 1859 to designs by the architect N.E. Clacey.^[2]

Manningford Bruce

The central third of the Parish, held by Grimbald the Goldsmith in 1086, named after the Norman William de Breuse in 1275. The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter is Norman.^[2]

Notable people

• Jonathan Green, science fiction and fantasy writer.
• Brigadier Robert Hall, first chairman of Wiltshire Council
• Dr Robin Baker, Author.

Further reading

• Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.); Baggs, A. P.; Crowley, D. A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 10: Swanborough hundred; the borough of Devizes. 
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0 14 0710.26 4. 

References

1. ^ "Area selected: Salisbury (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790551. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 330

Sources and further reading

• Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Crowley, D.A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 10: Swanborough hundred; the borough of Devizes. pp. 106–119. 
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 330. ISBN 0 14 0710.26 4. 

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

External links

Media related to Manningford at Wikimedia Commons