Towns & cities · South East England
Little Bedwyn
Little Bedwyn — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bedwyn · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Little Bedwyn is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 250 people. Address: SN8. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3910°, -1.5820°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kennet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little Bedwyn (also spelt Little Bedwin, and sometimes called Bedwyn Parva) is a village and civil parish on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of the market town of Hungerford in neighbouring Berkshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Chisbury. The Kennet and Avon Canal and the Reading to Taunton railway line follow the Dun and pass through the village. Little Bedwyn is served by Bedwyn railway station, which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the village at Great Bedwyn.
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Background
History
About 0.62 mi west of Little Bedwyn is Chisbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort consisting of earthworks which enclose some 14 acre. Within the camp is the former St Martin's chapel, a Decorated Gothic building Bedwyn Dyke, an early medieval fortification with similarities to the Wansdyke, stretches some 2.8 km southeast from the hillfort. Most of Little Bedwyn was part of a larger estate called Bedwyn, which in the early Middle Ages was held by the kings of Wessex and of England. Tenants of the king included (from c.1211) John Russell; The Victoria County History traces later owners. The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland of 1868 says of Little Bedwyn: In the mid 19th century there…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3910, -1.5820
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Little Bedwyn
- Postcode
- SN8
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Population
- 250
- Nearest railway station
- Bedwyn — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.little-bedwyn.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q581429 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Bedwyn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Little Bedwyn Church - geograph.org.uk - 99686.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Bedwyn?
- Little Bedwyn is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8), in the parish of Little Bedwyn.
- Is Little Bedwyn a protected site?
- Yes — Little Bedwyn is part of the River Kennet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Little Bedwyn free to visit?
- Yes, Little Bedwyn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Bedwyn?
- The nearest railway station is Bedwyn, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8.