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Sutton Benger
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All Saints Church, Sutton Benger
Sutton Benger is located in Wiltshire
Sutton Benger
Sutton Benger
Location within Wiltshire
Population1,045 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST947787
Civil parish
  • Sutton Benger
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHIPPENHAM
Postcode districtSN15
Dialling code01249
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°30′25″N 2°04′41″W / 51.507°N 2.078°W / 51.507; -2.078Coordinates: 51°30′25″N 2°04′41″W / 51.507°N 2.078°W / 51.507; -2.078

Sutton Benger is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the town of Chippenham.[2] The parish includes the hamlet of Draycot Cerne.

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Location

Sutton Benger lies in the Dauntsey Vale, the wide floodplain of the Bristol Avon. The river forms much of the eastern boundary of the parish.

History

In 1086 a settlement at Draicote with 22 households was recorded in the Domesday Book survey.[3] At that time the manor belonged to Malmesbury Abbey.

The 13th century saw the beginnings of two stone churches and the origins of Manor Farmhouse.[4] Like many very old buildings, these have since been much altered and rebuilt.

Circa the 1540s, soon after the Dissolution, the manor was acquired by Robert Long (d.1581), who also owned Draycot. The estate remained in the Long family, later the Tylney-Long baronets. Over the centuries Sutton Benger village developed along the Swindon-Chippenham road.[5]

In 1812 the estate passed by marriage to the 4th Earl of Mornington. The Earl's descendants held the land until 1920, when it was sold as separate farms.[5]

In the 1950s Survey of English Dialects, the recording from the village was one of the furthest away from Standard English pronunciation that was recorded.[6]

The modern road through the village was originally the A420, which ran from Bristol to Swindon and Oxford. This section was later reclassified as the B4069, some time after the building of the M4 motorway in the early 1970s, passing to the north of the village.

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Domesday Book

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 at the behest of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester", where it was originally kept in the royal treasury. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 1085 the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him.

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the dissolution of the monasteries.

Robert Long (soldier)

Robert Long (soldier)

Sir Robert Long was an English knight and landowner.

Tylney-Long baronets

Tylney-Long baronets

The Long, later Tylney-Long Baronetcy, of Westminster in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created in 1662 for Robert Long.

William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington

William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington

William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington was an Anglo-Irish nobleman notorious for his dissipated lifestyle.

Survey of English Dialects

Survey of English Dialects

The Survey of English Dialects was undertaken between 1950 and 1961 under the direction of Professor Harold Orton of the English department of the University of Leeds. It aimed to collect the full range of speech in England and Wales before local differences were to disappear. Standardisation of the English language was expected with the post-war increase in social mobility and the spread of the mass media. The project originated in discussions between Professor Orton and Professor Eugen Dieth of the University of Zurich about the desirability of producing a linguistic atlas of England in 1946, and a questionnaire containing 1,300 questions was devised between 1947 and 1952.

Standard English

Standard English

In an English-speaking country, Standard English (SE) is the variety of English that has undergone substantial regularisation and is associated with formal schooling, language assessment, and official print publications, such as public service announcements and newspapers of record, etc. All linguistic features are subject to the effects of standardisation, including morphology, phonology, syntax, lexicon, register, discourse markers, pragmatics, as well as written features such as spelling conventions, punctuation, capitalisation and abbreviation practices. SE is local to nowhere: its grammatical and lexical components are no longer regionally marked, although many of them originated in different, non-adjacent dialects, and it has very little of the variation found in spoken or earlier written varieties of English. According to Peter Trudgill, Standard English is a social dialect pre-eminently used in writing that is distinguishable from other English dialects largely by a small group of grammatical "idiosyncrasies," such as irregular reflexive pronouns and an "unusual" present-tense verb morphology.

A420 road

A420 road

The A420 is a road between Bristol and Oxford in England. Between Swindon and Oxford it is a primary route.

M4 motorway

M4 motorway

The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh element was largely complete by 1980, though a non-motorway section around Briton Ferry bridge remained until 1993. On the opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996, the M4 was rerouted over it.

Religious sites

The Anglican Church of All Saints is Grade II* listed.[7][8] The stone rubble building has 12th-century origins and a 15th-century tower; it was heavily restored in 1851 by J.H. Hakewill. The circular stone font, decorated with a scalloped band, may be from an early date.[9] Of the five bells, one is from c. 1400 and the dates of three others range from 1631 to 1706.[10]

The benefice was united with those of Christian Malford and Tytherton Kellaways in 1966.[11] Today the parish is part of the Draycot benefice, which also covers Seagry and Kington Langley.[12]

St James's Church, Draycot Cerne was built around 1300 and declared redundant in 1994. Also Grade II* listed, it is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[13][14]

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Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the established Christian church in England. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its adherents are called Anglicans.

Listed building

Listed building

In the United Kingdom a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "protected structure".

John Henry Hakewill

John Henry Hakewill

John Henry Hakewill (1810–1880) was an English architect. He designed Stowlangtoft Hall in Suffolk and restored many churches and other public buildings in East Anglia, Wiltshire and Nottinghamshire.

Christian Malford

Christian Malford

Christian Malford is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) northeast of the town of Chippenham. The Bristol Avon forms most of the northern and eastern boundaries of the parish. The hamlets of Thornend and Upper Town lie within the parish.

Seagry

Seagry

Seagry is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Malmesbury and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Chippenham. Its main settlements are the village of Upper Seagry, which was first mentioned in official records under the name Over Seagry, and the hamlet of Lower Seagry, which was first documented (1218) as Nether Seagry.

Kington Langley

Kington Langley

Kington Langley is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Chippenham in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bowldown.

St James's Church, Draycot Cerne

St James's Church, Draycot Cerne

St James's Church in Draycot Cerne, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England was built between 1260 and 1280. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 June 1994, and was vested in the Trust on 17 May 1995.

Churches Conservation Trust

Churches Conservation Trust

The Churches Conservation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England. The charity cares for over 350 churches of architectural, cultural and historic significance, which have been transferred into its care by the Church of England.

Local government

The civil parish elects a parish council, which produces a website and a Parish Magazine. Sutton Benger village is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is a county council responsible for all significant local government functions, though locally a Sutton Benger Neighbourhood Development Plan has been under consultation and development since 2015. This Plan was completed in 2019 and aims to have an ongoing impact on decisions in the local planning system, and also to highlight the various new powers now available to local communities.

In 1934 Draycot Cerne and Seagry, formerly separate parishes, were added to Sutton Benger. In 1971 all land north of the newly built M4 motorway was transferred to a recreated Seagry parish.[15]

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Amenities

The village has a Church of England primary school,[16] a sub- Post Office[17] and a doctors' surgery. The village hall has a recreation ground and a multi-use games area. Several community groups make use of the hall including a pre-school, Benger Bears,[18] a playgroup, W.I. and an Over 60's group.

For eating and drinking there is a pub named the Wellesley Arms;[19] a restaurant, La Flambé;[20] and a hotel/restaurant at The Bell House Hotel.[21]

Economy

In 2008 Faccenda Group closed their chicken processing plant in the village, with the loss of 450 jobs, moving production elsewhere.[22][23]

Notable people

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Quakers

Quakers

Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. There are also Nontheist Quakers, whose spiritual practice does not rely on the existence of God. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa.

Joseph Fry (type-founder)

Joseph Fry (type-founder)

Joseph Fry was a British type-founder and chocolate maker and founder of the Bristol branch of the Quaker Fry family. He was the first member of his family to settle in Bristol, where he acquired a considerable medical practice, and 'was led to take a part in many new scientific undertakings'.

J. S. Fry & Sons

J. S. Fry & Sons

J. S. Fry & Sons, Ltd., better known as Fry's, was a British chocolate company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and his family. Beginning in Bristol in the 18th century, the business went through several changes of name and ownership, becoming J. S. Fry & Sons in 1822. In 1847, Fry's produced the first solid chocolate bar. The company also created the first filled chocolate sweet, Cream Sticks, in 1853. Fry is most famous for Fry's Chocolate Cream, the first mass-produced chocolate bar, which was launched in 1866, and Fry's Turkish Delight, launched in 1914.

Christopher Lipscomb

Christopher Lipscomb

Christopher Lipscomb was the first Anglican Bishop of Jamaica.

Gabrielle Aplin

Gabrielle Aplin

Gabrielle Ann Aplin is an English singer-songwriter. After amassing a following for her acoustic music covers on YouTube, Aplin signed a recording deal with Parlophone in February 2012. She rose to prominence the following November when she was selected to record the soundtrack for a John Lewis television commercial with a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love", which went on to top the UK Singles Chart.

Source: "Sutton Benger", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2021, June 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Benger.

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References
  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: Ordnance Survey A2 edition (2007). ISBN 978-0319239438
  3. ^ Draycot Cerne in the Domesday Book
  4. ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1022402)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1991). "Parishes: Sutton Benger". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 14. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 221–229. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via British History Online.
  6. ^ Dialect
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Sutton Benger (1022403)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Church of All Saints, Sutton Benger". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. ^ "St James, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Sutton Benger". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  11. ^ "No. 44173". The London Gazette. 17 November 1966. p. 12410.
  12. ^ "Sutton Benger". Draycot Benefice. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Church of St James, Sutton Benger (1200500)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ^ St James' Church, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 9 April 2020
  15. ^ "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 14 pp186-194 - Parishes: Seagry". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Sutton Benger COE Aided Primary School". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  17. ^ "New home for Sutton Benger Post Office announced". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald ». 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  18. ^ Benger Bears
  19. ^ "The Wellesley Arms". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  20. ^ "La Flambé". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  21. ^ "The Bell House Hotel". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  22. ^ McPherson, Scott (11 June 2008). "Calls to save Faccenda". Wiltshire Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  23. ^ Adams, Katie (12 June 2008). "Union urges factory closure rethink". Wiltshire Times & Chippenham News. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
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