North Wraxall
North Wraxall is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 6 miles (10 km) west of Chippenham, just north of the A420 road between Chippenham and Bristol.
North Wraxall | |
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Parish church of St James the Great | |
North Wraxall Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 401 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | ST819750 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chippenham |
Postcode district | SN14 |
Dialling code | 01249 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
The parish includes the village of Ford and the hamlets of Upper Wraxall, Mountain Bower and The Shoe. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 401.[1]
The Fosse Way Roman road crosses the parish as a minor road. There was a Roman villa at Truckle Hill.[2] Danks Down and Truckle Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, as is Out Woods.
Parish Church
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St James the Great are 13th-century. The baptismal font and south porch are 14th-century. The north aisle was rebuilt in the 18th century. The building is Grade I listed.[3] St James' parish is part of the Bybrook Benefice.[4]
References
- "Area: North Wraxall (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Historic England. "Site of a Roman villa at Truckle Hill (208315)". PastScape. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade I) (1022991)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Bybrook Team Ministry
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
Media related to North Wraxall at Wikimedia Commons
- "North Wraxall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- North Wraxall Parish Council