Nunton is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about south-east of Salisbury, which has been part of

Odstock Odstock is a village and civil parish south of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the village of Nunton with its nearby hamlet of Bodenham. The parish is in the valley of the River Ebble, which joins the Hampshire Avon near Bod ...

parish since 1934. The former parish included the small village of Bodenham, to the east. Nunton is on the

River Ebble The River Ebble is one of the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury. Rising at Alvediston to the west of the city, it joins the River Avon at Bodenham, near Nunton. Description The Ebble rises at Alvediston, to the west of Salisbury, ...

, while Bodenham is close to the junction of the Ebble and the Hampshire Avon. The A338 primary route (linking Salisbury with the south coast) separates the two villages.

Local government

Nunton and Bodenham were a tithing of Downton parish. In the 19th century it was deemed to be a separate civil parish, then in 1934 the villages were transferred to

parish.

Landmarks

The

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

Church of St Andrew at Nunton is

Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. It has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1854-55 by

T.H. Wyatt Thomas Henry Wyatt (9 May 1807 – 5 August 1880) was an Anglo-Irish architect. He had a prolific and distinguished career, being elected President of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1870–73 and being awarded its Royal Gold Medal for A ...

. There is a window by

Christopher Webb Christopher Rahere Webb (1886-1966) was an English stained glass designer. His unusual second name was derived from that of the founder of St Bartholomew-the-Great, St Bartholomew's Priory in London where his father, Edward Alfred Webb and hi ...

. Nunton House, built in around 1720, is also Grade II* listed. North of Bodenham is the Longford Castle estate, seat of the Pleydell-Bouverie family,

Earls of Radnor Earl of Radnor, in the County of Wiltshire, is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. The ear ...

. There is a 15th-century thatched pub at Nunton, the Radnor Arms.

Notable people

* John Creasey (1908–1973), author, died at New Hall Hospital, Bodenham * William Henry Goddard (1795–1872), merchant in Gambia, was born at Nunton

Bordering areas

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Wiltshire Former civil parishes in Wiltshire