Baydon
| Baydon | |
 St. Nicholas' parish church |
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  Baydon |
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| Population | 664 (2011 census)[1] |
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| 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 | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | Baydon Wiltshire, England |
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 1°35′53″W / 51.500°N 01.598°W
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
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)