Alvediston
Encyclopedia
Alvediston is a village and civil parish
in Wiltshire
, England
, with a population of 91 (2001 census). It is about eight miles east of Shaftesbury
, at , 51°0′36.41"N 2°2′5.76"W and is the source of the River Ebble
.
Anthony Eden
, 1st Earl of Avon, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom
from 1955 to 1957 and won the 1955 general election
for the Conservatives
, was buried in St Mary's churchyard in the village after his death in January 1977.
is a tributary
of the Ebble
. The Domesday Book
of 1086 recorded the division of the Chalke Valley into eight manors, Chelke (Chalke), Eblesborne (Ebbesbourne Wake
), Fifehide (Fifield Bavant
), Cumbe (Coombe Bissett
), Humitone (Homington), Odestoche (Odstock
), Stradford (Stratford Tony
) and Trow (circa Alvediston).
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with a population of 91 (2001 census). It is about eight miles east of Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is a town in Dorset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Wiltshire border 20 miles west of Salisbury. The town is built 718 feet above sea level on the side of a chalk and greensand hill, which is part of Cranborne Chase, the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset...
, at , 51°0′36.41"N 2°2′5.76"W and is the source of the River Ebble
River Ebble
The River Ebble is one the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury.Rising at Alvediston 12 miles to the west it joins the River Avon 2 miles south of Salisbury at Bodenham , after flowing through Ebbesbourne Wake, Fifield Bavant, Little London, Knapp, Mount Sorrel, Broad Chalke, Stoke...
.
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957...
, 1st Earl of Avon, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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from 1955 to 1957 and won the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
for the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, was buried in St Mary's churchyard in the village after his death in January 1977.
Domesday Book
Fragmentary records from Saxon times indicate that the Ebble valley was a thriving area, and the River ChalkeRiver Chalke
The River Chalke is a small river within the English county of Wiltshire, the most significant tributary of the River Ebble.The river rises at Bowerchalke and flows through the Chalke Valley to join the Ebble at Mount Sorrel in Broad Chalke...
is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Ebble
River Ebble
The River Ebble is one the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury.Rising at Alvediston 12 miles to the west it joins the River Avon 2 miles south of Salisbury at Bodenham , after flowing through Ebbesbourne Wake, Fifield Bavant, Little London, Knapp, Mount Sorrel, Broad Chalke, Stoke...
. The Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 recorded the division of the Chalke Valley into eight manors, Chelke (Chalke), Eblesborne (Ebbesbourne Wake
Ebbesbourne Wake
Ebbesbourne Wake is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about twelve miles south-west of Salisbury.-Village life:Village life today, for the population of 226, centres around the unassuming Horseshoe Inn in...
), Fifehide (Fifield Bavant
Fifield Bavant
Fifield Bavant /'fʌɪfiːld 'bavənt/ is a very small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, seven miles south west of Wilton, midway between Ebbesbourne Wake and Broad Chalke....
), Cumbe (Coombe Bissett
Coombe Bissett
Coombe Bissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, at . It is one of the villages in the River Ebble valley.-Description:...
), Humitone (Homington), Odestoche (Odstock
Odstock
Odstock is a village and civil parish about south of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.In the woods about Odstock are earthworks. The meaning of the name is probably "Odo's stockade".Odstock's parish population was 118 in 1801, 158 in 1901 and 535 in 1971...
), Stradford (Stratford Tony
Stratford Tony
Stratford Tony, also spelt Stratford Toney, formerly known as Stratford St Anthony and Toney Stratford, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England...
) and Trow (circa Alvediston).