Allington, North Wiltshire

Allington is a hamlet in north Wiltshire, England. It is on the edge of the market town of Chippenham, about 2 miles (3 km) north-west of the town centre and about 0.3 miles (500 m) north of the A420 road towards Bristol.

Allington
Manor Farm, Allington
Allington is located in Wiltshire
Allington
Allington
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceST895751
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChippenham
Postcode districtSN14
Dialling code01249
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Wiltshire
51°28′30″N 2°09′11″W / 51.475°N 2.153°W / 51.475; -2.153

Allington Bar is a farm and small hamlet on the A420.

Allington Manor Farmhouse is from the mid 18th century[1] and incorporates fragments of a 17th-century manor house; further fragments are within an 18th-century barn.[2] Bolehyde Manor, a Grade II* listed 17th-century manor house[3] and former home of Camilla Parker-Bowles, is a short distance north of Allington village.

This Allington is not a former parish, but was a tithing of the parish of Chippenham.[4] Since 1894 it has been in the civil parish of Chippenham Without.[5]

The settlement was designated as a conservation area in 1998, and in 2002 the area was extended to include the surrounding landscape.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Allington Manor Farmhouse (1022897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Barn to northwest of Allington Manor Farmhouse (1022898)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Bolehyde Manor (1283450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Samuel Lewis, A topographical dictionary of England, vol. 1 (1835), p. 57
  5. ^ "Chippenham Without". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Conservation Area Description: Allington" (PDF). Wiltshire Council. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.