Ogbourne St Andrew
| Ogbourne St Andrew | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_335917.jpg) River Og, Ogbourne St Andrew | |
  Ogbourne St Andrew Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 417 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU189723 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Marlborough |
| Postcode district | SN8 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Ogbourne St Andrew is a civil parish and small village in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Marlborough. The parish is on the banks of the River Og and includes the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley.
History[edit]
Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at Ocheborne, corresponding to the later manors of St Andrew and St George.[2] Ogbourne Priory was a dependency of Bec Abbey 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.[3]
Parish church[edit]
The Anglican 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.[4] 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 added.[5]
The tower has a ring of five bells including a tenor cast c.1450.[6] The church was restored by William Butterfield in 1847–49[7] and was recorded as Grade I listed in 1958.[5] Today the parish is part of the Ridgeway Benefice which also covers Ogbourne St George and Chiseldon.
In the churchyard there is a round barrow,[8] excavated in 1880 by Henry Cunnington.
Other buildings[edit]
Rockley had a chapel of ease 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.[9]
Rockley Manor dates from the 18th century and is Grade II* listed.[10]
Former railway[edit]
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[edit]
Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to Marlborough.
References[edit]
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Ogbourne in the Domesday Book
- ^ Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth (eds.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 3. Alien houses: Priory of Ogbourne". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "St Andrew, Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew (1033854)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Ogbourne St Andrew". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Church of St. Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ The Modern Antiquarian.com | UK | Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow (Round Barrow(s))
- ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 12 pp138-151 – Parishes: Ogbourne St. Andrew". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rockley Manor (1033851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ogbourne St Andrew at Wikimedia Commons
- Ogbourne St Andrew Parish Council
- Parish history group
- "Ogbourne St. Andrew". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2015.