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Coordinates: 51°17′06″N 2°04′05″W / 51.285°N 2.068°W
Coulston 
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Coulston
Coulston shown within WiltshirePopulation 155 (as of 1951) OS grid reference ST952542 Unitary authority Wiltshire Ceremonial county Wiltshire Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WESTBURY Postcode district BA13 Dialling code 01380 Police Wiltshire Fire Wiltshire Ambulance Great Western EU Parliament South West England List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire Coulston (very formally called East Coulston) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, five miles North East of the town of Westbury, just north of the B3098 road.
The village has an elected parish council called Coulston Parish Council.
Coulston has a mix of old and new houses, about sixty-five in all. The number of buildings listed as of architectural or historic importance is thirteen (all listed Grade II). There is no shop or surviving public house.
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Notable Buildings
Main article: Baynton HouseBaynton House is an exquisite Georgian manor house (with much older origins) set in extensive gardens, and is next to the Coulston Deer Park, which still has a herd of deer and is owned together with Baynton House.
Coulston House, a smaller manor house near the main settlement of the village, was previously a farmhouse. A substantial farm courtyard close to Coulston House was converted into several houses in the late 20th century. One of these houses is called The Granary and was once a grain barn.
Church
The parish church has 12th century Norman origins. In the Middle Ages, its dedication was to Saint Andrew, but since the early 19th century it has been to Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Communion services are held every other Sunday. The patrons are the Bishop of Salisbury and the Vicar of Westbury jointly. The current Rector is the Reverend Dr Graham Southgate, who lives at Bratton.
The Wiltshire and Swindon Archives, in Chippenham, hold the parish registers of East Coulston for the following periods -
- Christenings: from 1714 to 1974
- Marriages: from 1714 to 1994
- Burials from 1714 to 1992
School
There is no village school, and Coulston falls within the designated area for the Great Cheverell Church of England Aided Primary School.
Population
The population was 103 in 1831, 155 in 1951.
Pronunciation
The name of the village has been pronounced Cohlst'n at least since the late 19th century, and this is used by all long term residents. The pronunciation Coolst'n is sometimes used by outsiders but locally is deemed to be incorrect.
Notable people
- Mary Delany, formerly Mary Granville (1700–1788), a Bluestocking artist and writer, was born at Coulston.
- George Fuller of Neston Park (1833 – 1927), MP for Westbury, was born at Baynton.
Images
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Disused watercress bed, dating from the 1950s,[1] and parish church
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Local map, from 1922
References
- ^ Haycock, Lorna (2006). The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine 99: 198.
See also
- List of places in Wiltshire
- List of civil parishes in Wiltshire
- List of civil parishes in England
- Wiltshire Victoria County History
External links
- Wiltshire Community History - Coulston
- Coulston Parish Church
- GENUKI - East Coulston
- Archives
- East Coulston at nationalarchives.gov.uk
- British History Online University of London
Categories:- Villages in Wiltshire
- Wiltshire geography stubs
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