Sevenhampton is a small village in the borough of Swindon, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It is about south of the town of

Highworth Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about northeast of Swindon town centre. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 8,151. The town is notable for its Queen Anne and Georgian buildings, dating ...

and northeast of central Swindon. In 1212 the

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was recorded as ''Suvenhantone'', meaning "town of the dwellers at a place called 'seven wells' or the like". The

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is surrounded by earthworks marking the site of a medieval settlement, possibly including an earlier church. The site is a scheduled ancient monument. The

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parish church of St James (also recorded as St Andrew) was built in 1846 by W. Pedley, in the Early English style. Its churchyard has the grave of Ian Fleming, the creator of the

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Sevenhampton House, near the church, is from the 17th century. Warnford Place is a country house, southeast of the church, with grounds overlooking the River Cole. One wing of an 18th-century house survives, following remodelling by Lord Banbury in 1904. The house, then known as Sevenhampton Place, was owned by Ian Fleming and his wife

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from 1960 until her death in 1981. Central Hall Cricket Club is based in the village. Maranatha Christian School, an independent school, is near Sevenhampton.

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