Ogbourne St Andrew is a
civil parish
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and small village in
Wiltshire
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, England, north of
Marlborough
Marlborough may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
. The parish is on the banks of the
River Og and includes the hamlets of
Ogbourne Maizey
Ogbourne Maizey is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England north of the town of Marlborough and south of the village of Ogbourne St. Andrew.
The hamlet is in the civil parish of Ogbourne St. Andrew, on the banks of the River Og. A map of 1773 shows an ...
and Rockley.
History
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at ''Ocheborne'', corresponding to the later manors of St Andrew and St George.
Ogbourne Priory
Ogbourne Priory was a priory in Wiltshire, England, from the 12th century until the early 15th.
There may have been a priory building in the 13th century, perhaps attached to the manor house at either Ogbourne St Andrew or Ogbourne St George; bo ...
was a dependency of
Bec Abbey
Bec Abbey, formally the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec), is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure ''département'', in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay. It is located in Le Bec Hello ...
in Normandy from the 12th century until the early 15th; there may have been a priory building in the 13th century but later the priory existed only as a legal name for the administration of the Bec estates in England.
Parish church
The
Anglican
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Church of St Andrew has 12th-century origins and work from that century survives in the north door (with chevron hoodmould) and details of the arcades; the
piscina at the south side is a re-used
capital
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. The chancel (with south door) was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century the west tower was inserted, and the church was re-roofed and the
clerestory
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Historically, ''clerestory'' denoted an upper l ...
added.
The tower has a ring of five bells including a tenor cast c.1450. The church was
restored
''Restored'' is the fourth
studio album by American contemporary Christian music musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004 by BEC Recordings.
Track listing
Standard release
Enhanced edition
Deluxe gold edition
Standard ...
by
William Butterfield in 1847–49 and was recorded as
Grade I listed
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in 1958.
Today the parish is part of the
Ridgeway Benefice
The Ridgeway Benefice is a group of parishes in Wiltshire, England, to the north of Marlborough.
The parishes are: Holy Cross Chiseldon with Draycot Foliat; Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley; and ...
which also covers
Ogbourne St George
Ogbourne St George is a village and civil parish on the River Og about north of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
History
Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at ''Ocheborne'', corresponding to the la ...
and
Chiseldon.
In the churchyard there is a
round barrow
A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe, they are found in many parts of the world, probably because of their simple construction and universal purpose. ...
, excavated in 1880 by Henry Cunnington.
Other buildings
Rockley had a
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.
Often a chapel of ea ...
in the 13th century, dedicated to St Leonard; it was demolished in the 16th century. A new chapel of All Saints was built in 1872 and closed in 1961.
Rockley Manor dates from the 18th century and is Grade II* listed.
Former railway
The
Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway was built through the Og valley in 1881.
Ogbourne station was at Ogbourne St George; a siding at Ogbourne St Andrew was used by the nearby horse stables. The line was closed in 1961.
Amenities
Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to
Marlborough
Marlborough may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
.
References
External links
Parish websiteParish history group*
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Villages in Wiltshire
Civil parishes in Wiltshire