South Newton, Wiltshire
| South Newton | |
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 St. Andrew's parish church |
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| South Newton shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 819 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU086345 |
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| 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 | |
| Website | Parish Council |
South Newton is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village straddles the A36 road. Topologically it lies between chalk downs to the north-east and downland with Grovely Wood to the south-west. In the valley is the River Wylye with water meadows. The Wessex Main Line railway passes the village on the opposite bank of the River Wylye.
The parish includes the village of Stoford (not to be confused with Stoford, Somerset) and the hamlets of Little Wishford and Chilhampton.
There is scant evidence of significant prehistoric habitation in South Newton.
There has been a settlement in the village since Saxon times and South Newton is largely a 10th-century estate which stretched from the River Wylye to the ridge of the hills to the north-east. The village originated at about the same time as its three neighbours Stoford, Chilhampton and Little Wishford, each village having a strip of land down to the river and up onto the downland of the drainage area.
The size of South Newton has changed over the centuries. In the mid-nineteenth century the parish included part of North Ugford and part of the present day Wilton. Various other portions have been ceded to other parishes during the last 150 years. About 300 yards (270 m) south of the church is an ancient watermill on the banks of the River Wylye
The railway between Salisbury and Westbury running past the village was completed in 1856, when Wishford railway station was opened at Great Wishford about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of South Newton. The station was closed in 1955 but the railway remains open as part of the Wessex Main Line.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is at the east end of the village. The church was dedicated to Saint Andrew in 1763, but there are features which show a much earlier history. The church was constructed largely of rubblestone with ashlar dressing. There are some areas of flint and stonework chequering. In 1861-2 the church underwent radical reconstruction to designs by T.H. Wyatt.
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