Baverstock

For people with the name, see Baverstock (surname).

Baverstock
St Editha's Church, Baverstock
Baverstock is located in Wiltshire
Baverstock
Baverstock
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU028316
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01722
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°05′02″N 1°57′40″W / 51.084°N 1.961°W / 51.084; -1.961

Baverstock is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dinton, in Wiltshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Salisbury. The village has 10 private dwellings, a church and several farm buildings. The manor of Hurdcott, a hamlet of a few houses, lies to the southwest of the village (not to be confused with Hurdcott near Winterbourne Earls). In 1931 the parish had a population of 43.[1]

To the north of the village is cultivated chalk downland and extensive mixed woodland. To the south the village is bordered by the River Nadder meandering through water meadows. The road through the village from the B3089 terminates in unmetalled farm track.

Baverstock civil parish was reduced in size when its southeast part, including Hurdcott hamlet, was transferred to Barford St Martin on 24 March 1884; the whole of Baverstock parish was absorbed into Dinton on 1 April 1934.[2][3]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Edith is dedicated to the Wiltshire saint Edith of Wilton and stands on the brow of a slope facing south across the Nadder valley. The building is from the 14th and 15th centuries, with restoration in 1880–1893 by William Butterfield. The building is Grade II* listed.[4] The tower has a ring of three bells, two of which date from the 15th century.[5] Today the church is part of the Nadder Valley team ministry.[6]

The churchyard contains, among others, the graves of 32 Australian soldiers from World War I. Soldiers were encamped locally before being transported to the war theatre in France. The majority died from infectious illness.

Baverstock Manor is a Grade II* listed house from the 16th century, with later alterations and 1930s restoration.[7] Close to the B3089 is the Penruddocke Arms, a public house named for the Penruddocke family who lived in neighbouring Compton Chamberlayne during the 18th and 19th centuries.

North of the village lies Baverstock Juniper Bank, a 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at grid reference SU035336.

  1. ^ "Population statistics Baverstock CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 8, Warminster, Westbury and Whorwellsdown Hundreds, pp25-34 – Dinton". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Baverstock CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Edith of Wilton (1283631)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Baverstock, St Editha". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ "St Mary, Dinton". A Church Near You. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Baverstock Manor (1318738)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 June 2016.