Towns & cities · South East England
Ogbourne St George
Ogbourne St George — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside · 8.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ogbourne St George is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 478 people. Address: SN8. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4680°, -1.7130°.
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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
Ogbourne St George is a village and civil parish on the River Og about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at Ocheborne, corresponding to the later manors of St Andrew and St George. In the Middle Ages the manor of Ogbourne St George belonged to the Benedictine Abbey of Bec in Normandy. Ogbourne Priory was founded in about 1149 as a daughter house of the abbey. For some two hundred years the priory managed all the English estates belonging to the abbey. During World War II, the address of the manor house was used atop a fictitious headed letter from 'Pam' to 'Major Martin' as a part of Operation Mincemeat, a disinformation strategy, the idea being that 'no German could resist the "Englishness" of such an address'.
Architecture
The present manor house is built on the site of the priory and is Grade II* listed. The house is Jacobean and the date 1619 is inscribed on one of its chimneystacks. and may be Norman in origin. A 17th-century cottage known as Applegarth, on the High Street, is Grade II* listed.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4680, -1.7130
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Ogbourne St. George
- Postcode
- SN8
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Population
- 478
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside — 8.5 km
- Official site
- ogbournestgeorge.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q550503 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ogbourne St George (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ogbourne.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Pair Of Woolldridge Monuments In Churchyard, 5 Metres South East Of Chancel, Church Of St George
Pair Of Woolldridge Monuments In Churchyard, 5 Metres South East Of Chancel, Church Of St George — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Canning Monument In Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church Of St George
Canning Monument In Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church Of St George — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Pair Of Large Monuments In Churchyard, 9 Metres South Of Chancel, Church Of St Andrew
Pair Of Large Monuments In Churchyard, 9 Metres South Of Chancel, Church Of St Andrew — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ogbourne St George?
- Ogbourne St George is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8), in the parish of Ogbourne St. George.
- Is Ogbourne St George a protected site?
- Yes — Ogbourne St George is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Ogbourne St George free to visit?
- Yes, Ogbourne St George is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ogbourne St George?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.