Collingbourne Ducis

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Collingbourne Ducis is a village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is one of several villages on the River Bourne, which is a seasonal river usually dry in summer.

The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 849.^[1]

Local government

Collingbourne Ducis is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

History

St. Andrew's parish church

From the Domesday Book we know Earl Harold held the manor, and in 1256 the village was named 'Collingbourne Earls', after the Lord of the Manor, the Earl of Leicester. John of Gaunt inherited the manor, became the Duke of Lancaster, and the village was thus known as Collingbourne Ducis or Dukes.

The architect C.E. Ponting was born in Collingbourne Ducis in 1850. The restoration of St. Andrew's parish church in 1856 by George Edmund Street made a lasting impression on him.

The Bourne Iron Works in the village was established by James Rawlings in the 1860s and made agricultural implements until the outbreak of World War II.

In 1882 the village was connected to the railway network, but lost its rail connection during the reduction of the network in the 1960s when the Beeching report, The Reshaping of British Railways, was implemented.

In 1974 a Saxon cemetery of archeological significance was discovered in Cadley, and in 1998 a Saxon settlement was found in Saunders Meadow during the construction of a housing estate.

Surrounded by agricultural land and army ranges, many of the population now commute to city jobs.

The Post Office at Collingbourne Ducis was mentioned by Sir Anthony Hopkins' character, Mr. Stevens, in the 1993 film The Remains of the Day.

Population

No.	Year	Collingbourne Ducis	Wiltshire
1	1801	457	185,107
2	1811	501	193,828
3	1821	476	222,157
4	1831	458	240,156
5	1841	518	258,733
6	1851	536	254,221
7	1861	564	249,311
8	1871	485	257,177
9	1881	426	258,965
10	1891	344	264,997
11	1901	344	271,394
12	1911	385	286,822
13	1921	366	292,208
14	1931	367	303,373
15	1951	544	386,692
16	1961	584	422,950
17	1971	590	486,747
18	1981	766	518,545
19	1991	802	564,471
20	2001	849	613,024

Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Population/Census Information

Location

Collingbourne Ducis, River Bourne on the left

Position

grid reference SU240537

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Area selected: Kennet (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930b30d8251a33137b414aacb8d5d1a9029f24bf?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790549. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 

External links

• Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council website
• St. Andrew's Church website

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Collingbourne Ducis, retrieved 18:15 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

Coordinates: 51°16′55″N 1°39′26″W / 51.28194°N 1.65728°W / 51.28194; -1.65728