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Rodbourne, Malmesbury
Rodbourne is a small village in Wiltshire, England, in the civil parish of St Paul Malmesbury Without about south of the town of Malmesbury. The hamlet of Rodbourne Bottom is south of the village. The Rodbourne Brook, a tributary of the River Avon, flows in a northeasterly direction between Rodbourne and Rodbourne Bottom. Harries Ground, near Rodbourne Bottom, is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. History An estate at Rodbourne was held by Malmesbury Abbey from either 701 or 956. Rodbourne later became a tithing in the southeast of Malmesbury parish, its boundaries – little changed since 1281 – including the Rodbourne Brook to the south. After the Dissolution, the Crown granted the manor to William Stumpe, a leading Malmesbury cloth merchant and officeholder. Later owners included Walter Hungerford (from 1720) and Sir John Pollen (from 1816). The Pollens (later, Hungerford Pollens) lived at Rodbourne House, a late 17th or early 18th century country hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briar Cottage, Rodbourne Bottom - Geograph
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