Charlton, Brinkworth Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire - geograph.org.uk - 64655.jpg
Static Image Caption:St John the Baptist parish church
Coordinates:51.599°N -2.056°W
Official Name:Charlton
Population:425
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Civil Parish:Charlton (Brinkworth)
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Lieutenancy England:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:South Cotswolds
Post Town:Malmesbury
Postcode District:SN16
Postcode Area:SN
Dial Code:01666
Os Grid Reference:ST962889

Charlton is a village and civil parish in North Wiltshire, England, about 2miles northeast of Malmesbury and northwest of the village of Brinkworth. The parish includes the hamlet of Perry Green and the Charlton Park estate. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 425.[1]

Manor

Two Anglo Saxon charters and the Domesday Book of 1086 record land in the parish. Malmesbury Abbey held the manor.[2]

Parish church

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist include the north arcade, which is late 12th-century. The west tower and north chapel were added in the 13th century. Several new windows were inserted in the 15th century. The Jacobean pulpit was made in 1630, and the tower screen may be of a similar date. Inside the church is a canopied monument to Sir Henry Knyvett, who died in 1598. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The parish is now part of the Benefice of Garsdon, Lea and Cleverton, and Charlton,[3] although the church is served by the Braydon Brook team ministry.[4]

The tower has a ring of six bells. Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester cast the third, fourth and tenor bells in 1712. John Rudhall cast the fifth bell in 1805. John Taylor & Co of Loughborough cast the treble and second in 1999.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area: Charlton (Brinkworth) (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics . . . 11 March 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131656/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadSByASelectScotNI.do?a=7&c=Charlton&d=16&i=1001x1002&m=0&r=1&s=1433781800471&enc=1&areaId=11121803&OAAreaId=6475677 . dead .
  2. Web site: British History Online. Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 14 pp36-50 - Malmesbury hundred - Parishes: Charlton. D.A.. Crowley. University of London. 22 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Benefice of Garsdon Lea and Cleverton and Charlton . Archbishops' Council . Archbishops' Council . . . 8 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194523/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=05%2F085BJ . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Charlton - St. John the Baptist. Braydon Brook Churches. 22 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Charlton S John Bapt . Higson . Andrew . 27 January 2011 . . . 8 June 2015.