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Hindon, Wiltshire

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Hindon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about west of Salisbury and south of Warminster. [1]

41 relations: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bishop of Winchester, Borough, Bronze Age Britain, Burgage, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Chippenham, Civil parish, Congregational church, Cranborne Chase, Downland, East Knoyle, Fonthill Gifford, Hindon (UK Parliament constituency), Independent (religion), Inn, James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, John Aubrey, Market town, Matthew Lewis (writer), Monarch's Way, Nonconformist, Orange Way, Parish church, Peter des Roches, Pollarding, Primitive Methodist Church, Pub, Quarter session, Round barrow, Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet, South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency), Thomas Henry Wyatt, Tisbury, Wiltshire, Voluntary aided school, Warminster, Wessex Ridgeway, West Country, William Henry Hudson, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Council.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.

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Bishop of Winchester

The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Bronze Age Britain

Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from c. 2500 until c. 800 BC.

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Burgage

Burgage is a medieval land term used in Great Britain and Ireland, well established by the 13th century.

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Campaign to Protect Rural England

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is a registered charity in England with over 40,000 members and supporters.

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Chippenham

Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Congregational church

Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches; Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Reformed tradition practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs.

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Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase is a chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

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Downland

A downland is an area of open chalk hills.

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East Knoyle

East Knoyle is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, in the south west of England.

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Fonthill Gifford

Fonthill Gifford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, to the north of the Nadder valley, west of Salisbury.

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Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)

Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.

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Independent (religion)

In English church history, Independents advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider geographical hierarchy, either ecclesiastical or political.

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Inn

Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and, usually, food and drink.

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James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith

Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith KT (23 May 1674 – 14 March 1705) was an English nobleman and politician.

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John Aubrey

John Aubrey (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer.

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Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the Middle Ages, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city.

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Matthew Lewis (writer)

Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 14 or 16 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic novel, The Monk.

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Monarch's Way

The Monarch's Way is a long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.

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Nonconformist

In English church history, a nonconformist was a Protestant who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the established Church of England.

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Orange Way

The Orange Way, so called because it follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London, is a long-distance footpath in England that passes through Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.

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Peter des Roches

Peter des Roches (died 9 June 1238) was bishop of Winchester in the reigns of King John of England and his son Henry III.

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Pollarding

Pollarding, a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, promotes a dense head of foliage and branches.

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Primitive Methodist Church

The Primitive Methodist Church is a body of Holiness Christians within the Methodist tradition, which began in England in the early 19th century, with the influence of American evangelist Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834).

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Quarter session

The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England (including Wales) from 1388 until 1707, then in 18th-century Great Britain, in the later United Kingdom, and in other dominions of the British Empire.

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Round barrow

A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments.

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Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet

Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet (26 November 1826 – 10 December 1903) was a British baronet and Conservative Party politician.

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South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Wiltshire is a constituencyA county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).

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Thomas Henry Wyatt

Thomas Henry Wyatt (9 May 1807 – 5 August 1880) was an Anglo-Irish architect.

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Tisbury, Wiltshire

Tisbury is a large village and civil parish approximately west of Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire.

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Voluntary aided school

A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation), contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school.

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Warminster

Warminster is a town and civil parish in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36 (between Salisbury and Bath) and the partly concurrent A350 between Westbury and Blandford Forum.

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Wessex Ridgeway

The Wessex Ridgeway is a long distance footpath in southwest England.

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West Country

The West Country is a loosely defined area of south western England.

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William Henry Hudson

William Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 – 18 August 1922) was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of.

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Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council is a unitary authority in South West of England, created in 2009.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindon,_Wiltshire

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