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St Swithun's Church, Hinton Parva
Hinton Parva, also known as Little Hinton, is a village in the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It lies about from the eastern edge of the Swindon built-up area, and is separated from the town by farmland and the village of Wanborough. The village has a Grade I listed church which has Norman origins. Hinton Parva was a separate civil parish until 1934, and is now in the parish of Bishopstone. Geography The parish is crossed from east to west by the Icknield Way, an ancient trackway; the minor road from Wanborough to Bishopstone follows a similar route. For much of the 20th century the road was designated as part of the B4507, but this section – from the junction with the A419 in the west beyond Wanborough, to Ashbury in the east – is now unclassified. Hinton village is on the north side of the road, down a gentle slope. About 500m west, on a lane which loops north from the road, are houses and farms which in the past formed the hamlet of West Hinton. The land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopstone, Swindon
Bishopstone is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Since 1934 the parish has included the village of Hinton Parva, Wiltshire, Hinton Parva. Both Bishopstone and Hinton Parva have Grade I listed churches. Bishopstone lies on the north slope of the Lambourn Downs, overlooking the Vale of White Horse. It is between Wanborough, Wiltshire, Wanborough and Ashbury, Oxfordshire, Ashbury on the historic Icknield Way. Geography Bishopstone lies at the western end of the Vale of White Horse. The parish was on the county boundary with Berkshire until 1974, when the Vale was transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire. The village retains the former millpond, and is characterised by ancient lanes which are narrow and winding. The northern part of the parish is drained to the north-west by streams which join the River Cole, Wiltshire, River Cole, which forms part of the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |