Maddington, Wiltshire
| Maddington | |
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  Maddington Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU070443 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALISBURY |
| Postcode district | SP3 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Maddington is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shrewton, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is on the River Till. Its nearest town is Amesbury, about 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast. In 1931 the parish had a population of 329.[1]
At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), the manor was held by Amesbury Abbey.[2] In 1825 the parish contained seventy-eight houses and had a population of 369.[3] By 1841 the parish of Maddington extended east and south of the village.[4]
For local government purposes, Maddington was added to the adjoining Shrewton parish on 1 April 1934.[5][4] As Shrewton expanded during the 20th century, Maddington became an area of Shrewton.
St Mary's Church was built in the 13th century, then partly rebuilt in the 17th and 19th.[6] It was declared redundant in 1975 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]
Maddington Manor is a two-storey 18th-century house in brick, remodelled and extended at the front in the 1830s.[8]
See also
[edit]- Maddington Falls, Quebec, a small town in Canada which was named for this Maddington
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Maddington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Maddington in the Domesday Book
- ^ Benjamin Pitts Capper, A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom (G.B. Whittaker, 1825) p. 538
- ^ a b Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1995). "Parishes: Maddington". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 15. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 201–213. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via British History Online.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Maddington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, Maddington Street (1023959)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "St Mary's Church, Maddington, Wiltshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Maddington Manor (1355664)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
External links
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Media related to Maddington, Wiltshire at Wikimedia Commons
- "Shrewton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- Maddington at genuki.org.uk