Easton Royal
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Easton Royal is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire
, England
.
The United Kingdom Census 2001
recorded a parish population of 283.
unitary authority
, which is responsible for all significant local government
functions.
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...
.
The United Kingdom Census 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
recorded a parish population of 283.
Local government
Easton Royal is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish is in the area of Wiltshire CouncilWiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
, which is responsible for all significant local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
functions.
Notable residents and benefactors, past & present
- Sir Henry Howarth BashfordHenry Howarth BashfordSir Henry Howarth Bashford was a distinguished English physician, becoming doctor to George VI. He is now remembered as a writer, in particular of the satirical Augustus Carp, Esq., By Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man , which was first published anonymously...
(deceased) Much loved historian of the village. Bequeathed land that is now the village recreation ground to the children of the village. Recently commemorated by the village's first blue plaqueBlue plaqueA blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker....
at his former residence, the White House. - Descendant of the Duke of SomersetDuke of SomersetDuke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is...
, between 1608 and 1611 [ref.2]; title was forfeit in 1552 & but later restored by the Restoration (1660)Restoration (1660)The term Restoration in reference to the year 1660 refers to the restoration of Charles II to his realms across the British Empire at that time.-England:...
. - Duchess of Somerset, 1672 [ref. 2], perhaps Lady Frances Devereux, the wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of SomersetWilliam Seymour, 2nd Duke of SomersetSir William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG was an English nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War....
and mother of Henry Seymour, Lord BeauchampHenry Seymour, Lord BeauchampHenry Seymour, Baron Beauchamp of Hache was an English nobleman, third son of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset.On 28 June 1648, he married Mary Capell; they had one son and one daughter. Like his father, he was a Cavalier...
and John Seymour, 4th Duke of SomersetJohn Seymour, 4th Duke of SomersetJohn Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset was an English peer and MP.He was the only surviving son of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Frances Devereux and entered Grays Inn in 1666. He succeeded his nephew as the 4th Duke of Somerset in 1671. He married in 1656 Sarah, daughter and...
. - Edward Seymour of Easton, c. 1735 later Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 8th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was a British nobleman....
[ref. 2] - Audrey Summers MBE
- Several Esturmys, hereditary wardens of Savernake forest since the Norman Conquest, funded and were buried at Easton church [described on large church plaque] but later (c. 1590) moved to Great BedwynGreat BedwynGreat Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire.-Location:Great Bedwyn is on the River Dun about south-west of Hungerford and south-east of Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Kennet and Avon Canal and the West of England Main Line railway follow the Dun and pass...
when the original church fell into disrepair. - "Major" Sir John WildmanJohn WildmanSir John Wildman was an English soldier and politician.-Biography:Wildman was born in the Norfolk town of Wymondham, the son of Jeffrey and Dorothy Wildman. His father was a butcher. John was educated as a sizar at Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge taking an MA in 1644...
was captured here in 1655 [ref.2].
External links
- Wiltshire Council Website page on Easton Royal, retrieved 24:00 Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)