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'''Boscombe''' is a small village in [[Wiltshire]], England. It lies about 3 miles south east of [[Amesbury]] on the banks of the Bourne River,<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=115426 Parishes - Boscombe | A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 15 (pp. 55-61)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and has a small population of about 40 people. |
'''Boscombe''' is a small village in [[Wiltshire]], England. It lies about 3 miles south east of [[Amesbury]] on the banks of the Bourne River,<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=115426 Parishes - Boscombe | A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 15 (pp. 55-61)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and has a small population of about 40 people. |
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The church of St Andrew dates from the 14th century and is a grade I listed building. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1183690|title= Name: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW |
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List entry Number: 1183690 |publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=27 October 2014}} </ref> |
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Near Boscombe is [[MoD Boscombe Down]], a military airfield located between Boscombe village and Amesbury. |
Near Boscombe is [[MoD Boscombe Down]], a military airfield located between Boscombe village and Amesbury. |
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Revision as of 01:53, 27 October 2014
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Boscombe is a small village in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3 miles south east of Amesbury on the banks of the Bourne River,[1] and has a small population of about 40 people.
The church of St Andrew dates from the 14th century and is a grade I listed building. [2]
Near Boscombe is MoD Boscombe Down, a military airfield located between Boscombe village and Amesbury. (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SU200385)
History
According to John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, in 1872 the Basingstoke and Salisbury railway line ran through Boscombe, and there was a post office, almshouses and a Norman church. The population at that time was 143.[3] By 1894 the population had fallen to 113 and the church was in poor condition.[4]
References
- ^ Parishes - Boscombe | A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 15 (pp. 55-61)
- ^ "Name: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW List entry Number: 1183690". English Heritage. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 26 (help) - ^ History of Boscombe, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description
- ^ Boscombe, Wiltshire genealogy heraldry and family history
51°08′42″N 1°42′54″W / 51.145°N 1.715°W
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