Sutton Veny
Encyclopedia
Sutton Veny is a small village
situated in the Wylye Valley
, about 2 miles south east of the town of Warminster
in Wiltshire
, England
. 'Sutton' means south farmstead in relation to Norton Bavant
, one mile to the north. 'Veny' may be a French family name or else may describe the village's fen
ny situation.
The village is represented in parliament by Andrew Murrison
and in Wiltshire Council
by Fleur de Rhé-Philipe
, both Conservatives
.
Sutton Veny C. of E. Primary School
was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building. The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries, and underwent a major restoration in 1831. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church. This was dedicated to St John the Evangelist, designed by John Loughborough Pearson
and built on higher ground 700 yards (640.1 m) to the north west, opening in 1868. Only the chancel remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel. It contains benefaction boards, a bier
, font
, bell and memorials on the walls. The nave
, transept
s and crossing
are ruined. The church was declared redundant in 1970 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
.
The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist has an Office of Australian War Graves
cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the First World War, most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds.
In 1885 the northern part of the former parish of Pertwood
was added to the parish of Sutton Veny.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
situated in the Wylye Valley
River Wylye
The River Wylye is a classic southern England chalk stream; champagne clear water flowing over gravel. Consequently, it is popular with anglers keen on fly fishing.- Course :...
, about 2 miles south east of the town of Warminster
Warminster
Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were...
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...
. 'Sutton' means south farmstead in relation to Norton Bavant
Norton Bavant
Norton Bavant is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Location:The village is southeast of the market town of Warminster, just off the A36 road to Salisbury, and at the edge of Salisbury Plain...
, one mile to the north. 'Veny' may be a French family name or else may describe the village's fen
Fen
A fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
ny situation.
The village is represented in parliament by Andrew Murrison
Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew William Murrison is a doctor and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. After serving as the Member of Parliament for Westbury from 2001 to 2010, at the 2010 general election he was elected for the new seat of South West Wiltshire.-Early life:The son of William Gordon...
and in Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire 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...
by Fleur de Rhé-Philipe
Fleur de Rhé-Philipe
Fleur de Rhé-Philipe is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. Before 2009, she was a member of Wiltshire County Council representing first the Upper Wylye division and later Westbury Laverton and was the Cabinet member for Environment, Transport & Economic Development...
, both 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...
.
School
Sutton Veny and the small settlements around it are served by the Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Sutton Veny C. of E. Primary School
Church
St Leonard's ChurchSt Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny
St Leonard's Church in Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building. The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries, and underwent a major restoration in 1831. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church. This was dedicated to St John the Evangelist, designed by John Loughborough Pearson
John Loughborough Pearson
John Loughborough Pearson was a Gothic Revival architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals. Pearson revived and practised largely the art of vaulting, and acquired in it a proficiency unrivalled in his generation.-Early life and education:Pearson was born in Brussels, Belgium on 5...
and built on higher ground 700 yards (640.1 m) to the north west, opening in 1868. Only the chancel remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel. It contains benefaction boards, a bier
Bier
A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave.In Christian burial, the bier is often placed in the centre of the nave with candles surrounding it, and remains in place during the funeral.The bier is a flat frame,...
, font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
, bell and memorials on the walls. The nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
, transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
s and crossing
Crossing (architecture)
A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church.In a typically oriented church , the crossing gives access to the nave on the west, the transept arms on the north and south, and the choir on the east.The crossing is sometimes surmounted by a tower...
are ruined. The church was declared redundant in 1970 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
.
The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist has an Office of Australian War Graves
Office of Australian War Graves
The Office of Australian War Graves is a branch within the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs and was formed on January 1, 1975. The OAWG acts as Australian agent for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ....
cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the First World War, most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds.
In 1885 the northern part of the former parish of Pertwood
Pertwood
Pertwood is a very small village, former civil parish, and manor, near Warminster in the county of Wiltshire in the west of England. Its land and houses now lie in the parishes of East Knoyle and Sutton Veny and have fewer than twenty inhabitants....
was added to the parish of Sutton Veny.