Quidhampton, Wiltshire
| Quidhampton | |
 The White Horse, Quidhampton |
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  Quidhampton |
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| Population | 408 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU113311 |
| Civil parish | Quidhampton |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP2 |
| Dialling code | 01722 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Salisbury |
| Website | Parish Council |
Coordinates: 51°04′44″N 1°50′24″W / 51.079°N 1.840°W
Quidhampton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It forms part of the Salisbury urban area and is around 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the city centre. The parish adjoins Wilton to the west, the unparished area of Salisbury to the north and east, and Netherhampton to the south.
The village is on the River Nadder and is close to the A36 road between Salisbury and Wilton.
The name Quidhampton probably means "muddy home farm" or "home farm with good manure", from the Old English cwéad (dung, dirt) + hām-tūn.[2]
Local government
The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Until 1894, Quidhampton was a tithing of Fugglestone St Peter, and it then formed part of the new parish of Bemerton until it was established as a parish in its own right in 1934.[3]
Amenities
There is a pub, the White Horse, [4] and a village hall.[5]
Quidhampton has no church. For Church of England purposes it is part of Bemerton parish.[6]
Quidhampton quarry
The chalk pit known as Quidhampton Quarry is outside the parish, to the north of the A36. It is owned by Imerys and produced chalk and china clay until its closure in 2009.
Notable people
- Simon Forman, a 16th and 17th century astrologer, was born at Quidhampton in 1552.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Mills, A.D: A Dictionary of English Place-Names, page 266. Oxford University Press, 1991.
- ↑ "Quidhampton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "The White Horse at Quidhampton". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Quidhampton Village Hal". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bemerton Parish". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑
Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Forman, Simon". Dictionary of National Biography 19. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - ↑ Ann Hoffman, Lives of the Tudor age, 1485-1603 (1977), p. 177
External links
- "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 6 pp37-50 - Fugglestone St Peter". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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