Baydon
| Baydon | |
 St. Nicholas' parish church |
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  Baydon Baydon shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 525 (2001 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SU2878 |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Marlborough |
| Postcode district | SN8 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | Baydon Wiltshire, England |
Baydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Swindon. The eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary with Berkshire and the village is about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of the West Berkshire market town of Hungerford.
History
Baydon is close to the Ridgeway, a pre-Roman road. Baydon is on the course of Ermin Street, a Roman Road between Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester).
The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas has a Norman nave and two-bay north arcade.[2] The south aisle and northern clerestory are Early English Gothic.[2] The north aisle was rebuilt in 1857-58 by the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street.[2] The south clerestory is Perpendicular Gothic.[2]
Sir Isaac Newton bought an estate in Baydon which he settled on three of his grand-nephews and nieces days before his death in 1727.[3] He later admitted that he had overpaid for it.
The M4 motorway which passes just north of the village was opened on 22 December 1971.
See also
References
- ↑ "Area selected: Kennet (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 105
- ↑ Brewster, 1855, page 397
Sources and further reading
- Brewster, David (1855). Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton 2. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co. p. 397.
- Crowley, D.A. (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 12: Ramsbury and Selkey hundreds; the Borough of Marlborough. Victoria County History. pp. 52–61.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baydon. |
- grid reference SU280780
- Baydon Cricket Club
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Baydon, retrieved 15:30 Oct 6, 2004 (UTC)