North Newnton


North Newnton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, southwest of Pewsey. The parish is in the Vale of Pewsey which carries the upper section of the Salisbury Avon.
The parish includes the small village of Bottlesford and the hamlet of Hilcott.

History

recorded 33 households at Newetone in 1086.
The parish was described as follows in The National Gazetteer :
Rainscombe was transferred to Wilcot parish in 1885. Bottlesford was transferred from Manningford parish sometime after 1971.

Amenities

The Anglican Church of St James dates from the 13th century and is Grade II* listed.
The medieval settlement of North Newnton, by the church, has a small number of houses and a farm. Housing was built to the southeast in the 20th century, around the crossroads on the A345 to Pewsey. A pub, the Woodbridge Inn stands at the crossroads.
Hilcott has a village hall.

Governance

All significant local government services are provided by the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway, who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013. In Parliament it is represented by the Member for the Devizes constituency, Claire Perry.