Newton Tony is a rural English village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, close to the border with Hampshire. Situated in the Bourne Valley, Newton Tony is about north-east of its post town, Salisbury. It is the site of Wilbury House, a 17th-century mansion designed by William Benson.
History
The Port Way Roman road crossed the parish to the south-east. Newton Tony was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newentone and the settlement was assessed as having an area of seven carucates of land. It was held by Alfred of Marlborough. A church had been built by the 12th century. The village was the birthplace of the pioneering travel writer Celia Fiennes. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1877 and closed in 1981. Until the late 20th century the name of the village and parish was Newton Toney.
Newton Tony is approximately north-east of its post town, Salisbury, about north-west of Southampton and about south-east of Bath. Nearby towns and villages include Cholderton, Allington, Amesbury and Grateley. Newton Tony lies in the valley of the River Bourne, which cuts through the village.
Landmarks
Wilbury House is an 18th-century house designed by William Benson. The house has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. A combined summer house and ice house in the grounds, from the same date, is designated Grade II*. The parish church of St Andrew was built in 1844 to a design by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon. It is a flint church, with a steeple, and has been designated a Grade II listed building. The former rectory was built for Reverend John Akins in 1778, in Flemish brick on a stone plinth. The former Wesleyan Chapel, now a private home, dates from 1877.
Railways
In 1857 the London and South Western Railway company opened a line from Andover to Milford station at Salisbury, which crosses the parish south-east of Newton Tony village, parallel to the Port Way. The railway remains in use as part of the West of England Main Line; the nearest station is Grateley, some east of Newton Tony village. The Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway, opened in 1902, connected with the main line near Newton Tony. It carried largely military goods and passengers to Amesbury, extending later to Bulford, Larkhill and Rollestone. The line closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1963, after which the track was dismantled.
Newton Tony railway station
The station was on the 1902 line, west of the village and to the south of the Allington road, and was the only intermediate station on the military line to. There were two platforms, a goods siding and a cattle yard.
Amenities
Newton Tony C of EPrimary School serves the village and neighbouring communities. It was opened in the 1950s on the same site as a National School built in 1857, which was destroyed by fire. Land for the school had been given by Sir Alexander Malet. The village has a recreation ground and a village hall. The village pub, the Malet Arms, is in a building from the early 18th century.
