Boscombe, Wiltshire

Boscombe is a small village in the civil parish of Allington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Amesbury on the banks of the River Bourne and has a small population of about 40 people.

St Andrew's church
Royal Navy Gannet, XL472, parked on the Grass at RAF Boscombe Down.

The church of St Andrew dates from the 14th century and is Grade I listed.[1][2]

Boscombe had a school from 1894 to 1972; the nearest primary school is at Porton.[3]

Near Boscombe is MoD Boscombe Down, a military airfield located between Boscombe village and Amesbury at grid reference SU 200 385.

History

According to John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, in 1872 the Basingstoke and Salisbury railway line ran through Boscombe, and there was a post office, almshouses and a Norman church. The population at that time was 143.[4] By 1894 the population had fallen to 113 and the church was in poor condition.[5]

The ancient parish of Boscombe was added to Allington parish in 1934.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Boscombe, Allington (1183690)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Church of St. Andrew, Boscombe". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Boscombe School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. Boscombe at Vision of Britain
  5. Boscombe at UK Genealogy Archives
  6. "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 15 pp55-61 - Parishes: Boscombe". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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