Towns & cities · South East England
Lydiard Tregoze
Lydiard Tregoze — village in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lydiard Tregoze is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 460 people. Address: SN4. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5500°, -1.8500°.
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Protected designations
- 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
Lydiard Tregoze is a small village and civil parish on the western edge of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, in the south-west of England. Its name has in the past been spelt as Liddiard Tregooze. The parish includes the small village of Hook, and the hamlets of Hook Street and Ballard's Ash.
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Background
History
Lydiard Tregoze is mentioned in Domesday Book as a manor belonging to Alfred of Marlborough, Baron of Ewyas, a powerful Saxon nobleman who retains his lands after the Conquest, and a Tenant-in-Chief to King William I of England. Near Royal Wootton Bassett, the parish of Lydiard Tregoze was part of the Kingsbridge Hundred, while its village originally centred on the medieval parish church of St Mary and the nearby manor house, Lydiard House, which came to be the home of the St John family, Viscounts Bolingbroke. However, the original village of Lydiard Tregoze disappeared, giving way to the grounds of an important country house, although St Mary's church survives and contains important…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5500, -1.8500
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- West Swindon
- Postcode
- SN4
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
- Population
- 460
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon — 4.8 km
- Official site
- lydiardtregoze-pc.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q578545 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lydiard Tregoze (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lydiard Tregoze Church - geograph.org.uk - 285029.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lydiard Tregoze?
- Lydiard Tregoze is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN4), in the parish of West Swindon.
- Is Lydiard Tregoze a protected site?
- Yes — Lydiard Tregoze is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lydiard Tregoze free to visit?
- Yes, Lydiard Tregoze is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lydiard Tregoze?
- The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN4.