Bushton is an English hamlet about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. It belongs to the civil parish of Clyffe Pypard.
| Bushton | |
|---|---|
 The Trotting Horse pub in 2007 | |
  Bushton Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU063779 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode district | SN4 |
| Dialling code | 01793 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
History
editIn 1086, the Domesday Book recorded an estate at Bushton, held by the Bishop of Winchester.[1] By the 17th century the manor of Bushton had become a tithing of Clyffe Pypard parish.[2]
Manor Farmhouse is a Georgian house of five bays built of brick with stone trim in the early 18th century.[3]
Woodhill Park, near Bushton, is a Georgian country house built in the 18th century. Richard Pace added the south-east range in 1804.[4]
Notable residents
editThe pamphleteer and poet Ralph Broome (1742–1835) was born and raised in the hamlet.[5] Also born at Bushton was the Jesuit missionary to India Thomas Stephens (c. 1549–1619).
Amenities
editThe parish's village hall is at Bushton.[6]
Bushton's public house, the Trotting Horse, closed down in 2016 for conversion into a residence.[7]
References
edit- ^ /bushton/ Bushton in the Domesday Book
- ^ Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 9 pp. 23–43". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1975) [1963]. Cherry, Bridget (ed.). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 154. ISBN 0-14-071026-4.
- ^ R. W. Dunning; K. H. Rogers; P. A. Spalding; Colin Shrimpton; Janet H. Stevenson; Margaret Tomlinson (1970). Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 9. pp. 23–43.
- ^ Joyce Hemlow, ed.: The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney... (London: OUP, 1972 ff.), vol. IV., p. 30n.
- ^ "Village Hall". Clyffe Pypard and Bushton Villages. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Rural pub to become house". Gazette & Herald. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links
edit- "Clyffe Pypard". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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