- Ham, Wiltshire
Ham is a
village andcivil parish in the English county ofWiltshire . In the Census 2001, the parish had apopulation of 152.Location
Position: gbmapping|SU330629
Nearby towns and cities:
Hungerford , Marlborough, NewburyNearby villages:
Shalbourne , Buttermere,Inkpen , CombeNearby Ham Hill is a
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest .Local government
Ham is a
civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.Notable Ham people
In 1922,
Lytton Strachey andRalph Partridge , both members of theBloomsbury group , bought "Ham Spray House", and several of that group and other writers and artists spent time there from then until Ralph died in 1960, including:*
Dora Carrington (1893-1932) (painter and decorative artist)
*Frances Partridge (1900-2004) (writer and diarist)
*Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) (writer and biographer)Village amenities
Ham has a pub, the Crown and Anchor, which also houses the Indigo Palace Indian Restaurant. The village hall is available for hire, and until May 2007 was used on most days of the week as a pre school.
See also
*
List of places in Wiltshire
*List of civil parishes in England Sources
* [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom2.php?id=112 Wiltshire County Council Website page on Ham] , retrieved 23:15 Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
* [http://www.kennet.gov.uk/leg_dem/web_comm_minutes.nsf/9055528f2a958b9d8025687f00608fad/95ec85c51d0583d380256731003440e6?OpenDocument Kennet District Council Website page on Ham Parish] , retrieved 23:15 Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
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