Bemerton
| Bemerton | |
|---|---|
 St John's Church, Bemerton | |
  Bemerton | |
| Bemerton shown within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU120306 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP2 |
| Dialling code | 01722 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Bemerton, once a separate village to the west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, is now virtually a suburb of that city. George Herbert (1593–1633) was rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton and is buried at Bemerton.
Until 1894 Bemerton was a chapelry of Fugglestone St Peter, but it was then established as a parish in its own right. In 1927 a large part of Bemerton was transferred to the borough of Salisbury, and in 1934 Bemerton parish was dissolved: most of its population was transferred to the newly created parish of Quidhampton, and the remainder to Wilton borough.[1]
Bemerton has three Church of England parish churches. St. Andrew's was originally Norman but was largely rebuilt later in the Middle Ages.[2] St. John's is a Gothic Revival building designed by T.H. Wyatt and completed in 1861.[3] St. Michael's was consecrated in 1957.[4]
Sport and leisure
Bemerton has a non-League football club Bemerton Heath Harlequins F.C., which plays at Westwood Recreation Ground/Moon Park on Western Way.
Notable people
George Herbert was rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton from 1630 until his death in 1633. He is buried at St Andrew's, which contains a memorial window portraying him.
John Norris, rector from 1692 until 1711, a philosopher, poet and theologian whose metaphysics were closely associated with those of Nicolas Malebranche.
William Coxe (1748–1828), rector of Fugglestone with Bemerton from 1788 to 1828, wrote travel books, biographies of Sir Robert Walpole and others, and a history of the county of Montgomery.
References
- ↑ Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 4 - Table of population, 1801-1951". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, pages 106-107
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 107
- ↑ "St. Michael's". Bemerton Parish. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1975). Cherry, Bridget, ed. The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.