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559: 34: 53: 1550: 60: 578:, replacing an older church on the same site. According to one source, it was built at the expense of the Malet family; inside are monuments to several of their members. The Grade II listed building is in flint with limestone dressings, and above the south porch rises a short tower with a shingled spire. 242: 675:. There was a station with two platforms, a goods siding and cattle yard west of Newton Tony, to the south of the Allington road. The line closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1963, after which the track was dismantled. 625:
West Farmhouse, at the north end of the village, is a flint and limestone building from the 17th century which incorporates part of a 15th-century house. At the south end, Manor Farm is from the late 18th century.
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to Milford station at Salisbury, which crosses the parish south-east of Newton Tony village, parallel to the Port Way. The railway remains in use as part of the
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and Archdeacon of York, Toronto. After he retired from his posts in Canada in 1881 he was appointed as rector of Newton Tony, but died the next year.
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The five-bay former rectory, uphill from the church, was built for Reverend John Akins in 1778, in Flemish brick on a stone plinth.
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bought Manor farm in 2005 and manage it as RSPB Winterbourne Downs for the benefit of farmland wildlife, especially the
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c.1499. Today the parish is within the area of the Bourne Valley group, alongside five neighbouring rural parishes.
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Primary School serves the village and neighbouring communities. It was opened in the 1950s on the same site as a
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Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1995). "Parishes: Newton Tony". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.).
1525: 738: 330: 853: 767: 607: 88: 435:(ploughlands) of land held by Alfred of Marlborough. By 1257, the manor was held by Roger de Tony (or 1358: 1173: 972: 803: 779: 645: 575: 379: 325: 833: 649: 488: 196: 899: 798:; his son and grandson were also diplomats. The house, park and two farms were bought in 1939 by 547: 481: 457:
A church had been built by the 12th century; the present church is a complete rebuild of 1844. A
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Sir William Benson bought the house and manor sometime after 1691, and his son, also
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The stone font, a plain bowl, is 12th-century. One of the four bells was cast at the
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built in 1857, which was destroyed by fire. Land for the school had been given by
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Until the late 20th century, the name of the village and parish was Newton Toney.
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continued to live there until 1994. Wilbury was owned and restored from 1996 by
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and a minor diplomat. Between 1803 and 1925, Wilbury was the home of the
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crossed the parish to the south-east. A settlement was recorded in the
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of the Dublin brewing family, and inherited by her son Rory in 2010.
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The village has a recreation ground and a village hall. The village
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of St Andrew was built in 1844 to a design in 14th-century style by
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Newton Tony is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of its
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of Winterslow and Upper Bourne Valley, which elects one councillor.
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Valley, Newton Tony is about 9 miles (14 km) north-east of its
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chapel was built in the High Street in 1877; it closed in 1981.
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in the grounds, from the same date, is designated Grade II*.
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The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
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Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 95. 519:, about 30 miles (48 km) north-west of 443:(c.1284–c.1325), later Countess of Warwick. 1257:"Summer House at Wilbury House (1313163)" 973:"Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Newton Tony" 902:. University of London. pp. 143–153 657:Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway 557: 1098:"St Andrew Newton Tony: Church History" 1562: 1513: 1332: 709: 546:Newton Tony lies in the valley of the 1459: 1408: 1406: 887: 885: 883: 881: 879: 877: 875: 606:is an 18th-century house designed by 1153:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers 967: 965: 938: 936: 934: 598: 527:. Nearby towns and villages include 1514:Headon, Christopher Fergus (1982). 1507: 1485: 1123:"St Andrew, Newton Tony, Wiltshire" 910:– via British History Online. 774:around 1710. Later owners included 728:Site of Special Scientific Interest 610:. It has been designated a Grade I 59: 13: 1472:National Heritage List for England 1403: 1390:National Heritage List for England 1313:National Heritage List for England 1287:National Heritage List for England 1261:National Heritage List for England 1234:National Heritage List for England 1204:National Heritage List for England 949:National Heritage List for England 872: 800:Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just 553: 550:, which cuts through the village. 487:Newton Tony is represented in the 14: 1586: 1536: 1518:. In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). 962: 931: 802:, a partner in the merchant bank 733: 378:) is a rural English village and 1548: 1521:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 1499:. September 2019. Archived from 1493:"Visit: Wilbury Park, Wiltshire" 1077:Parliament of the United Kingdom 638:London and South Western Railway 58: 51: 32: 1434: 1377: 1351: 1326: 1300: 1274: 1248: 1217: 1191: 1166: 1141: 1115: 1090: 945:"Church of St Andrew (1135699)" 491:as part of the constituency of 480:. 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River Bourne
Newton Tony is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
2011 Census
OS grid reference
SU216404
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SP4
Dialling code
Police
Wiltshire
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Salisbury
Parish Council

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