Ogbourne Maizey
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Ogbourne Maizey is a hamlet in Wiltshire
. It is at the Marlborough end of the village of Ogbourne St. Andrew
. The hamlet on the banks of the River Og
is dominated by commuter housing and race horse stables on the narrow road that leads over the downs to Rockley
. Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St. George or to Marlborough. A map of 1773 shows an almost continuous ribbon of buildings along it between Ogbourne Maizey and Ogbourne St. Andrew
.
The hamlet has no church but is part of the Ridgeway Benefice
that also includes Rockley
, Ogbourne St. Andrew
, Ogbourne St. George
and Chiseldon
.
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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...
. It is at the Marlborough end of the village of Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St Andrew is a small village in Wiltshire. It is near the village of Ogbourne St George and the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley. The village is lacking in local facilities because it changed from a farming-based community into a commuter-based one and therefore lost its local shop...
. The hamlet on the banks of the River Og
River Og
The River Og is a short river in Wiltshire, England.It rises near the hamlet of Draycot Foliat, and flows south through Ogbourne St George, Ogbourne St Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey to Marlborough, where it joins the River Kennet....
is dominated by commuter housing and race horse stables on the narrow road that leads over the downs to Rockley
Rockley
Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, served by:** Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley ** Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley ** James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the...
. Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St. George or to Marlborough. A map of 1773 shows an almost continuous ribbon of buildings along it between Ogbourne Maizey and Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St Andrew is a small village in Wiltshire. It is near the village of Ogbourne St George and the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley. The village is lacking in local facilities because it changed from a farming-based community into a commuter-based one and therefore lost its local shop...
.
The hamlet has no church but is part of the Ridgeway Benefice
Ridgeway Benefice
The Ridgeway Benefice consists of the Wiltshire parishes of Holy Cross Chiseldon with Draycot Foliat, Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley, Ogbourne St George. It is part of the in the Diocese of Salisbury of the Church of England, which is part of the...
that also includes Rockley
Rockley
Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, served by:** Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley ** Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley ** James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the...
, Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St. Andrew
Ogbourne St Andrew is a small village in Wiltshire. It is near the village of Ogbourne St George and the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley. The village is lacking in local facilities because it changed from a farming-based community into a commuter-based one and therefore lost its local shop...
, Ogbourne St. George
Ogbourne St. George
Ogbourne Saint George is a village on the River Og about north of Marlborough, Wiltshire.-Manor:In the Middle Ages the manor of Ogbourne St George belonged to the Benedictine Bec Abbey in Normandy. Ogbourne Priory was founded in about 1149 as a daughter house of the abbey...
and Chiseldon
Chiseldon
Chiseldon is a village in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.The village lies on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, a mile south of junction 15 of the M4 motorway, on the A346 between Swindon and Marlborough...
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