Cholderton

Cholderton, or more properly West Cholderton, is a village and civil parish in the Bourne Valley of Wiltshire, England. The village is about 4 miles (6 km) east of the town of Amesbury, on the A338 about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the A303 trunk road.

Cholderton

Cottages and church, Cholderton
Cholderton
Location within Wiltshire
Population185 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU225424
Civil parish
  • Cholderton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP4
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteVillage

East Cholderton is part of Amport parish, over the county border in Hampshire.

Cholderton Charlie's Farm, a Rare Breeds Survival Trust approved farm park, is located here.

Notable people

Henry Charles Stephens, a businessman from Finchley in north London and Member of Parliament, owned an estate in Cholderton and in 1904 by Act of Parliament set up the Cholderton and District Water Company which serves a small area of Hampshire and Wiltshire. His descendants still live in the village.

Notable buildings

Cholderton House (built 1690) and the Manor House (circa 1710) are Grade II* listed.[2][3]

Parish Church of St Nicholas

In the 1840s two churches stood on this site, side by side. The smaller being the old Saxon church deemed in need of replacement by the then Rector, Reverend Thomas Mozley and his wife Harriet, the sister of Cardinal Newman. Mozley laid the foundation stone for the larger building in 1841 and the new church was completed in 1850. Mozley directed the project, the architect was Thomas Henry Wyatt and the builder, John Crook of West Dean. The new church cost over £6000, of which Mozley contributed over £5000. In contrast, the demolition of the old church cost £11.[4] In 1958 the church was designated as Grade II* listed.[5] The parish is now part of the Bourne Valley grouping.[6]

Thomas Mozley was a supporter of the High Church Tractarian movement and in 1841 succeeded Newman as editor of its periodical, the British Critic. Other notable rectors include William Noyes (from 1601), James Fraser (1847-1860; later Bishop of Manchester) and Frank McGowan (to 1951; became Archdeacon of Sarum).

Attractions

Rare breeds farm Cholderton Charlie's is visited by thousands each year. On site there is indoor and outdoor play equipment, a vineyard, a gift-shop, a zip-line and café. Some of their rare breed animals include ponies, geese, Highland cows, donkeys, alpacas and goats.

References
  1. "Cholderton Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. Historic England. "Cholderton House (1023942)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. Historic England. "Manor House, A338 (1183831)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. Anon. (1985). The Churches of the Upper Bourne Valley (First ed.). Parochial Church Councils of Allington with Boscombe, Cholderton and Newton Tony. p. 8.
  5. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas, A338 (1023940)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. "Bourne Valley Churches". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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