Limpley Stoke

Limpley Stoke

The village seen from the Kennet and Avon Canal
Limpley Stoke
 Limpley Stoke shown within Wiltshire
Population 541 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST780608
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Shire countyWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRADFORD-ON-AVON
Postcode district BA15
Dialling code 01225
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentChippenham
Websitewww.limpleystoke.org
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°20′48″N 2°18′59″W / 51.3467°N 2.3165°W / 51.3467; -2.3165

Limpley Stoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is in the Avon valley, between Bath and Freshford and is both above and below the A36 road.

The civil parish includes the hamlet of Waterhouse and the outskirts of the Somerset village of Midford.

History

The 18th-century country house at Waterhouse is a Grade II listed building.[2]

In 1885 Messrs E G Browne and J C Margetson acquired a cloth mill, known as Avon Mill, on the banks of the River Avon at Limpley Stoke. The previous owners of the mill had originally been timber merchants, but had later diversified into the production of rubber goods. By 1890 the business had transferred to premises in Melksham and later became Avon Rubber.

The village has two public houses, one of which, The Hop Pole, which dates from the 17th century,[3] was used in the filming of The Remains of the Day with Anthony Hopkins.

A landmark water tower, actually located close by in Friary Wood,[4] is referred to as the Limpley Stoke Water Tower.

Transport

Limpley Stoke railway station, on the Wessex Main Line, is closed and is now privately owned. It was the junction station for the former Bristol and North Somerset Railway branch line to Camerton, Somerset, on which The Titfield Thunderbolt was filmed.

The disused Somerset Coal Canal joined the Kennet and Avon Canal at the Dundas Aqueduct near the village. The final section was restored during the 1980s, and is used for moorings.

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary dates from the 10th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[5][6] It was originally dedicated to the Wiltshire saint Edith of Wilton, but in the 16th century, after some five hundred years, the church was rededicated to St Mary.[7]

Notable residents

See also

Neighbouring civil parishes (clockwise from north):

References

  1. ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Waterhouse". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Hop Pole Inn". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.prattfamily.demon.co.uk/mikep/phot14.html
  5. ↑ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  6. ↑ "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Limpley Stoke". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Kate Pratt, St Edith at bishopwilton.com
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