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Wingfield, Wiltshire

Wingfield is a small village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Bradford-on-Avon and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of Trowbridge.

History
Wingfield is mentioned in a charter of 954. From at least the early 13th century until the Dissolution, Wingfield manor was linked to Keynsham Abbey. Thereafter the manor was granted to Thomas Bayley, whose heirs held it until 1647; The Imperial Gazetteer in the 1870s has "Wingfield, or Winkfield, a parish, with Rowley tything". In 1934 the civil parish gained 532 acres on the abolition of Bradford Without parish, and a further 62 acres were transferred from Trowbridge. Rowley was either an alternative name or a separate manor nearby. A church dedicated to St Nicholas was last mentioned in 1535. By 1428 the population was low, and Walter, Lord Hungerford of Farleigh Castle obtained permission to unite the ecclesiastical parish with that of Farleigh Hungerford. Today the location of Wittenham village is unknown; since 1777 the land has been part of the Iford estate. ==Notable buildings==
Notable buildings
Stowford Manor, a late 15th-century farmhouse with a three-gable front, is Grade II* listed. Church Farmhouse, just north of the church, has 16th-century origins and was occupied continuously by the Baily family from the 17th century, according to the 1962 listed building record. The farmyard has a 17th-century cowshed. Midway Manor, a house in the north of the parish towards Bradford on Avon, was in the late 18th century the home of Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the Shrapnel shell. Wingfield House, about half a mile north of the village beyond the crossroads on the Trowbridge – Farleigh Hungerford road, is a large building begun in the early 18th century. The original house has two storeys plus attic, and its five-bay west (garden) front has 12-pane windows and central semicircular niches. The property was bought in 1861 by Camille Caillard (1822–1898), a County Court judge. Substantial extensions in Tudor style by him and his descendants include a two-storey porch and a number of wings to the rear. The single-storey music room of 1899, to the north of the early house, is called a "good example of late C19" by Historic England Camille's son Vincent (1856–1930) was an army officer who was involved in diplomacy and international finance, and a director of companies including Vickers; around 1895 he bought most of the land in the parish. Parish church The Church of England parish church of St Mary, on the eastern edge of the village, is mostly in dressed limestone; it has a 15th-century tower with a stair-turret, a nave rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries and a chancel rebuilt in 1861. The church was designated as Grade II* listed in 1962. ==Amenities==
Amenities
A National School was built in the village in 1852 and educated children of all ages until 1926. It became a Church of England school, and since 2009 has been a satellite of The Mead Community Primary School at Hilperton. The village has a pub, the Poplars Inn. == Local government ==
Local government
Wingfield is part of the Winsley and Westwood ward of Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority. This is represented by John Kidney (Conservative) who has held the position since May 2017. Wingfield has a parish council with five members. ==Notable people==
Notable people
Edward William Grinfield (1785–1864, biblical scholar) and Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859, writer) were educated at a private school at Wingfield, run by the rector. ==References==
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