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Ogbourne St Andrew

Ogbourne St Andrew
River Og, Ogbourne St Andrew
Ogbourne St Andrew is located in Wiltshire
Ogbourne St Andrew
Ogbourne St Andrew
Location within Wiltshire
Population417 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU189723
Civil parish
  • Ogbourne St Andrew
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarlborough
Postcode districtSN8
Dialling code01672
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°26′56″N 1°43′44″W / 51.449°N 1.729°W / 51.449; -1.729

Ogbourne St Andrew is a civil parish and small village in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Marlborough. The parish is on the banks of the River Og and includes the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley.

History

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Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at Ocheborne, corresponding to the later manors of St Andrew and St George.[2] Ogbourne Priory was a dependency of Bec Abbey in Normandy from the 12th century until the early 15th; there may have been a priory building in the 13th century but later the priory existed only as a legal name for the administration of the Bec estates in England.[3]

Parish church

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St Andrew's Church

The Anglican Church of St Andrew has 12th-century origins and work from that century survives in the north door (with chevron hoodmould) and details of the arcades; the piscina at the south side is a re-used capital.[4] The chancel (with south door) was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century the west tower was inserted, and the church was re-roofed and the clerestory added.[5]

The tower has a ring of five bells including a tenor cast c.1450.[6] The church was restored by William Butterfield in 1847–49[7] and was recorded as Grade I listed in 1958.[5] Today the parish is part of the Ridgeway Benefice which also covers Ogbourne St George and Chiseldon.

In the churchyard there is a round barrow,[8] excavated in 1880 by Henry Cunnington.

Other buildings

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Rockley had a chapel of ease in the 13th century, dedicated to St Leonard; it was demolished in the 16th century. A new chapel of All Saints was built in 1872 and closed in 1961.[9]

Rockley Manor dates from the 18th century and is Grade II* listed.[10]

Former railway

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The Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway was built through the Og valley in 1881. Ogbourne station was at Ogbourne St George; a siding at Ogbourne St Andrew was used by the nearby horse stables. The line was closed in 1961.

Amenities

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Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to Marlborough.

References

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  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ^ Ogbourne in the Domesday Book
  3. ^ Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth (eds.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 3. Alien houses: Priory of Ogbourne". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "St Andrew, Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew (1033854)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Ogbourne St Andrew". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Church of St. Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ The Modern Antiquarian.com | UK | Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow (Round Barrow(s))
  9. ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 12 pp138-151 – Parishes: Ogbourne St. Andrew". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Rockley Manor (1033851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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