Newton Tony
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 River Bourne at Newton Tony |
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| Newton Tony shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 381 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU216404 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALISBURY |
| Postcode district | SP4 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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| Website | Village |
Newton Tony (formerly Newton Toney) is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, close to the border with Hampshire. Situated in the Bourne Valley, Newton Tony is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of its post town, Salisbury. It is the site of Wilbury House, a large 17th-century house designed by William Benson.
The Port Way Roman road crossed the parish to the southeast. Newton Tony was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newentone and the settlement was assessed as having an area of seven carucates (ploughlands) of land. It was held by Alfred of Marlborough. A church had been built by the 12th century.
The village was the birthplace of the pioneering travel writer Celia Fiennes (1662–1741). A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1877 and closed in 1981.
Until the late 20th century the name of the village and parish was Newton Toney.
Like most of Wiltshire, Newton Tony is governed locally by Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority. The parish forms part of the ward of Bulford, Allington and Figheldean. In the 2013 election, as in 2009, the ward elected one councillor: Conservative politician John Smale.
Newton Tony is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the constituency of Salisbury. It elects one MP by the first past the post system of election. Since the 2010 general election, Salisbury has been represented at Parliament by Conservative MP John Glen. The parish is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
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