Patney
| Patney | |
|---|---|
 Communications hub, Patney | |
  Patney Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 155 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU072584 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Devizes |
| Postcode district | SN10 |
| Dialling code | 01380 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Patney is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Devizes.
The infant Salisbury Avon forms part of the southern boundary of the parish.
Religious sites
[edit]The nearest Anglican church is St John the Baptist at Chirton. Patney had a church since the 12th century, St Swithin's, which was rebuilt in 1878, closed in 1992, and became a private residence in 1996.[2]
The ecclesiastical parish was united with the benefice of Chirton with Marden in 1963,[3] and today is within the area of the Cannings and Redhorn Team Ministry which covers a group of eight churches in the Vale of Pewsey.[4]
Local government
[edit]All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway.[5] In the House of Commons the parish is part of the East Wiltshire constituency.
Railway
[edit]The Stert and Westbury Railway was built close to the north of the village in 1900 by the Great Western Railway Company. There was a station where the road to All Cannings crossed the line; it was closed when local services were withdrawn in 1966.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Church of St. Swithin, Patney". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "No. 43194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 December 1963. p. 10547.
- ^ "The Cannings & Redhorn Team". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
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Media related to Patney at Wikimedia Commons
- Patney Parish Council
- "Patney". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Parishes: Patney". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 203–208. Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via British History Online.