Manton, Wiltshire
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Manton is a small village 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...

 on the outskirts of Marlborough just off the A4 Bath Road.

Manton village is part of the Parish of Preshute
Preshute
Preshute is a small village in Wiltshire along the A4 Bath Road on the outskirts of Marlborough beyond Marlborough College.There has been a lot of recent building in the north side of the village which is perceived as an extension of Marlborough...

, and as such includes St Georges Church, and Preshute Primary The Outside Chance is the only pub in the village.

The village primary school is Preshute Primary School, which feeds into St Johns Community College in Marlborough.

It is home to the historic Manton House Stables, currently operated by Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

 Brian Meehan.
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