Towns & cities · South East England
Collingbourne Ducis
Collingbourne Ducis — village in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Collingbourne Ducis is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 849 people. Address: SN8. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2822°, -1.6517°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Collingbourne Ducis is a village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Marlborough. It is one of several villages on the River Bourne which is a seasonal river, usually dry in summer. The parish includes the hamlets of Cadley and Sunton.
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Background
History
From the Domesday Book we know Earl Harold held the manor, and in 1086 a large settlement of 87 households was recorded. In 1256 the village was named Collingbourne Earls after the Lord of the Manor, the Earl of Leicester, who also held neighbouring Everleigh. John of Gaunt inherited the manor, became the Duke of Lancaster, and the village was thus known as Collingbourne Ducis or Dukes. The architect C.E. Ponting was born in Collingbourne Ducis in 1850. The restoration of St. Andrew's parish church in 1856 by G.E. Street made a lasting impression on him. The Bourne Iron Works in the village was established by James Rawlings in the 1860s and made agricultural implements until the outbreak of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2822, -1.6517
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Collingbourne Ducis
- Postcode
- SN8
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Population
- 849
- Official site
- www.collingbourne-ducis.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q609007 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Collingbourne Ducis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: StAndrewsChurchCollingbourneDucis(AndrewSmith)Nov2006.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Collingbourne Ducis?
- Collingbourne Ducis is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8), in the parish of Collingbourne Ducis.
- Is Collingbourne Ducis a protected site?
- Yes — Collingbourne Ducis is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Collingbourne Ducis free to visit?
- Yes, Collingbourne Ducis is free to enter.
- How do I get to Collingbourne Ducis?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.