Baverstock
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Baverstock is a small village in Wiltshire
, England
, about 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Salisbury
. The village has 10 private dwellings, a parish church and several farm buildings. It is bounded by Barford St Martin
to the east, Dinton
to the west, Compton Chamberlayne
to the south and Steeple Langford
to the north. There is a former school building, now a private residence.
To the north the village has cultivated chalk downland and extensive mixed woodland. To the south the village is bordered by the River Nadder
meandering through water meadows. The road through the village from the B3089 terminates in unmetalled farm track.
The Church of England parish church
of Saint Edith is dedicated to the Wiltshire saint Edith of Wilton
and is situated on the brow of a slope facing south across the Nadder Valley. It has a ring of three bells, two of which date from the 15th century. The churchyard contains, among others, the graves of 32 Australian soldiers from World War I
. Soldiers were encamped locally before being transported to the war theatre in France. The majority died from infectious illness. The parish of Baverstock also contains the manor of Hurdcott, a hamlet of a few houses to the south east of Baverstock.
Close to the B3089 is the Penruddocke Arms, a public house named for the Penruddocke family who lived in neighbouring Compton Chamberlayne
during the 18th and 19th centuries..
The village contains Baverstock Juniper Bank
, a 2.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. (SU035336).
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...
, about 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
. The village has 10 private dwellings, a parish church and several farm buildings. It is bounded by Barford St Martin
Barford St Martin
Barford St Martin, a Wiltshire village with 467 adult residents, is situated about two miles from Wilton, on the junction of the A30 and the B3089. Barford is known as one of the Nadder Valley villages, named for the River Nadder which flows through the village.-History:The history of Barford can...
to the east, Dinton
Dinton
Dinton may refer to:*Dinton, Buckinghamshire*Dinton, Wiltshire...
to the west, Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne is a small village in south Wiltshire, straddling the A30 road some 8 miles from Salisbury. It is bounded by the villages of Dinton and Baverstock to the north, Barford St Martin to the east, Fovant to the west and Broad Chalke to the south. On its southern border there is high...
to the south and Steeple Langford
Steeple Langford
Steeple Langford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, six miles north west of Wilton. It has also been called Great Langford, or Langford Magna....
to the north. There is a former school building, now a private residence.
To the north the village has cultivated chalk downland and extensive mixed woodland. To the south the village is bordered by the River Nadder
River Nadder
The River Nadder is one of the chalk stream rivers of southern England, much sought after by fly fishermen because of its clear waters and abundance of brown trout. It is one of the main tributaries of the River Avon, rising from a number of springs and small streams at Donhead St. Mary in south...
meandering through water meadows. The road through the village from the B3089 terminates in unmetalled farm track.
The Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of Saint Edith is dedicated to the Wiltshire saint Edith of Wilton
Edith of Wilton
Saint Edith of Wilton was an English nun, a daughter of the 10th century King Edgar of England, born at Kemsing, Kent, in 961...
and is situated on the brow of a slope facing south across the Nadder Valley. It has a ring of three bells, two of which date from the 15th century. The churchyard contains, among others, the graves of 32 Australian soldiers from World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Soldiers were encamped locally before being transported to the war theatre in France. The majority died from infectious illness. The parish of Baverstock also contains the manor of Hurdcott, a hamlet of a few houses to the south east of Baverstock.
Close to the B3089 is the Penruddocke Arms, a public house named for the Penruddocke family who lived in neighbouring Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne is a small village in south Wiltshire, straddling the A30 road some 8 miles from Salisbury. It is bounded by the villages of Dinton and Baverstock to the north, Barford St Martin to the east, Fovant to the west and Broad Chalke to the south. On its southern border there is high...
during the 18th and 19th centuries..
The village contains Baverstock Juniper Bank
Baverstock Juniper Bank
Baverstock Juniper Bank is a 2.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1971.-Source:* -External links:*...
, a 2.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. (SU035336).