Nunton
{{Short description|Village in Wiltshire, England}}
{{About|the village in Wiltshire|the settlement in the Outer Hebrides|Nunton, Benbecula}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name = Nunton
|static_image_name = Church of St Andrew, Nunton - geograph.org.uk - 196194.jpg
|static_image_caption = Church of St Andrew, Nunton
|label_position = left
|coordinates = {{Coord|51.034|-1.776|type:city(100)_region:GB-WIL|display=inline,title}}
|population =
|population_ref =
|region= South West England
|civil_parish = Odstock
|unitary_england = Wiltshire
|lieutenancy_england = Wiltshire
|dial_code = 01722
|postcode_district = SP5
|postcode_area = SP
|post_town = SALISBURY
|constituency_westminster = Salisbury
|os_grid_reference = SU158261
}}
Nunton is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} south-east of Salisbury, which has been part of Odstock parish since 1934. The former parish included the small village of Bodenham, {{convert|0.6|mi}} to the east.{{cite web | url= http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12037 | website = A vision of Britain through time | title = Nunton, Wiltshire | publisher = University of Portsmouth | access-date = 23 March 2015}}
Nunton is on the River Ebble, while Bodenham is close to the junction of the Ebble and the Hampshire Avon. The A338 primary route (linking Salisbury with the south coast) separates the two villages.{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps?ll=51.034,-1.776&q=51.034,-1.776&hl=en&t=h&z=12| access-date =4 September 2016}}
Local government
Nunton and Bodenham were a tithing of Downton parish. In the 19th century it was deemed to be a separate civil parish, then in 1934 the villages were transferred to Odstock parish.{{Cite book |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol11/pp19-77 |series=Victoria County History |title=A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11 |chapter=Parishes: Downton |pages=19–77 |editor-first=D. A. |editor-last=Crowley |author-first1=A. P. |author-last1=Baggs |author-first2=Elizabeth |author-last2=Critall |author-first3=Jane |author-last3=Freeman |author-first4=Janet H. |author-last4=Stevenson |date=1980 |via=British History Online |publisher=University of London |access-date=18 May 2023}}
Landmarks
The Anglican Church of St Andrew at Nunton is Grade II* listed.{{cite web|title=Church of St. Andrew, Nunton |url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/1420|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=23 March 2015}} It has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1854-55 by T.H. Wyatt. There is a window by Christopher Webb.{{NHLE|num=1181836|desc=Church of St Andrew, Nunton, Odstock|access-date=23 March 2015}} Nunton House, built in around 1720, is also Grade II* listed.{{NHLE|num=1181829|desc=Nunton House|access-date=23 March 2015}}
North of Bodenham is the Longford Castle estate, seat of the Pleydell-Bouverie family, Earls of Radnor.{{cite book|title=Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England:: Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions, Lists of Pictures, Statues, &c. and Genealogical Sketches of the Families, of Their Possessors: Forming Part of the General Series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated, ....|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ss8HAAAAQAAJ&pg=PT140|year=1829|publisher=Jones & Company|page=140}} There is a 15th-century thatched pub at Nunton, the Radnor Arms.{{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Jane|title=Dorset, New Forest & Isle of Wight Footprint Focus Guide: Includes Stonehenge, Salisbury & Winchester|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wr_9AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA47|date=28 June 2013|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-909268-20-3|page=47}}
Notable people
- John Creasey (1908–1973), author, died at New Hall Hospital, Bodenham{{Cite web|title=John Creasey|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/john-creasey/|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Fantastic Fiction}}
- William Henry Goddard (1795–1872), merchant in Gambia, was born at Nunton{{cite book|last=Perfect|first=David|title=Historical Dictionary of The Gambia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9MknDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA187|date=27 May 2016|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-6526-4|page=187}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Cite web |title=Odstock |url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/176v |department=Wiltshire Community History |publisher=Wiltshire Council |access-date=23 March 2015}}
{{Geographic location
|title = Neighbouring areas of Nunton
|Northwest = Salisbury
|North = Salisbury
|Northeast = Britford
|West = Odstock
|Centre = Nunton
|East = Longford Castle
|Southwest = Rural area
|South = Rural area
|Southeast = Charlton-All-Saints
}}
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