Towns & cities · South East England
Hilperton
Hilperton — village in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Hilperton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 4,284 people. Address: BA14. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3300°, -2.1900°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hilperton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is separated by a few fields (the Hilperton Gap) from the northeastern edge of the town of Trowbridge and is approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from Trowbridge town centre. To the east of the village are the Devizes Road and Stourton Park housing areas, and Paxcroft, a small industrial hamlet. In the west of the parish is the village of Hilperton Marsh which is adjacent to the village of Staverton (a separate parish) and the Canal Road industrial estate (part of Trowbridge). In the north, beyond the Kennet and Avon Canal, is the rural hamlet of Whaddon. The Bristol Avon forms part of the parish's northern boundary. The Paxcroft Brook, a tributary of the River Biss, crosses the south of the parish.
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Background
History
Settlements with altogether 12 households were recorded at Helprintone or Helperitone in the Domesday Book of 1086. Little is known of Hilperton's history until the 19th century; home-based cloth weaving was a major source of employment but declined during that century. From the 16th century the Long family were landowners at Hilperton and Whaddon. A school with 100 places was built near the church c. 1840 and replaced with a larger building in 1875, which by 1893 was attended by 122 children on average. All ages attended until 1931, when it was reorganised into an infant school and junior school; it became voluntary controlled in 1948. Responding to the increase in population, a new school…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3300, -2.1900
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Hilperton
- Postcode
- BA14
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Population
- 4,284
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge — 2 km
- Official site
- www.hilpertonparishcouncil.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q969301 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hilperton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hilperton church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hilperton?
- Hilperton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA14), in the parish of Hilperton.
- Is Hilperton a protected site?
- Yes — Hilperton is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hilperton free to visit?
- Yes, Hilperton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hilperton?
- The nearest railway station is Trowbridge, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA14.