Allington, North Wiltshire

Human settlement in England
  • Chippenham Without
Unitary authority
  • Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
  • Wiltshire
Region
  • South West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townChippenhamPostcode districtSN14Dialling code01249PoliceWiltshireFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament
  • North Wiltshire
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UK
England
Wiltshire
51°28′30″N 2°09′11″W / 51.475°N 2.153°W / 51.475; -2.153

Allington is a hamlet in north Wiltshire, England. It is on the edge of the market town of Chippenham, about 2 miles (3 km) north-west of the town centre and about 0.3 miles (500 m) north of the A420 road towards Bristol.

Allington Bar is a farm and small hamlet on the A420.

Allington Manor Farmhouse is from the mid 18th century[1] and incorporates fragments of a 17th-century manor house; further fragments are within an 18th-century barn.[2] Bolehyde Manor, a Grade II* listed 17th-century manor house[3] and former home of Camilla Parker-Bowles, is a short distance north of Allington village.

This Allington is not a former parish, but was a tithing of the parish of Chippenham.[4] Since 1894 it has been in the civil parish of Chippenham Without.[5]

The settlement was designated as a conservation area in 1998, and in 2002 the area was extended to include the surrounding landscape.[6]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Allington Manor Farmhouse (1022897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Barn to northwest of Allington Manor Farmhouse (1022898)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Bolehyde Manor (1283450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Samuel Lewis, A topographical dictionary of England, vol. 1 (1835), p. 57
  5. ^ "Chippenham Without". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Conservation Area Description: Allington" (PDF). Wiltshire Council. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.
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