St Andrews, Swindon
| St Andrews | |
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 St Andrew's churchyard | |
  St Andrews Location within Wiltshire | |
| Area | 7.962 km2 (3.074 sq mi) |
| Population | 19,137 |
| • Density | 2,404/km2 (6,230/sq mi) |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
St Andrews is a civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 31⁄2 miles north-northwest of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its northeastern boundary. It is centred on the village of Blunsdon St Andrew, though much of the parish is residential, the result of urban expansion from Swindon. In 2021 it had a population of 19,096.[1] St Andrews is the eastern half of the former Blunsdon St Andrew civil parish. In April 2017, that parish was divided and the eastern half became a new Blunsdon parish.
History
[edit]Blunsdon St Andrew is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of three settlements in the manor of Bluntesdone, in the hundred of Scipa. These settlements lay across Blunsdon Hill on either side of Ermin Street, a Roman road that linked the historic Roman towns of Glevum (Gloucester) and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester), via Corinium (Cirencester). They were held by three different lords, though the record does not differentiate them further. Bluntesdone had altogether ten households, and a total value of £5 17s in 1086.[2]
Blunsdon St Andrew is mentioned as Bluntesdon Seynt Andreu in 1281 in the county Assize Rolls, and again in 1299 in the Sarum Register.[3]
In 1870 Blunsdon St Andrew was recorded as having a population of 84, in 16 households, and covering 1,422 acres. Its value, together with Broad Blunsdon and Bury Blunsdon was £5,858.[4]
The parish church of St Andrew dates from medieval times, though it was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century. It is a Grade 2* listed building.[5]
St Andrews parish contains two other Domesday manors, Widhill[6] and Groundwell.[7]
Parish Church
[edit]The parish church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building, built in the Early English style with a nave, chancel and an aisle to the south. It has a bell turret with two bells. While parts of the building date from the 13th century, it was largely restored between 1864 and 1868 by architect William Butterfield.[8]
The church has undergone a further major restoration, beginning in September 2009.[9]
Governance
[edit]The first tier of local government is St Andrews Parish Council.[10] For elections to Swindon Borough Council, the parish is covered by the St Andrews ward which elects three councillors.[11] For Westminster elections, the parish is part of the Swindon North constituency.[12]
The parish was formed on 1 April 2017, when the parish of Blunsdon St Andrew was divided in two along the line of the A419 road: the west half became the new parish of St Andrews, and the east half was renamed Blunsdon.[13][14] At the same time, the boundary with Haydon Wick in the southwest of St Andrews parish was adjusted.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "St Andrews (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Broad Blunsdon and Blunsdon St Andrew in the Domesday Book
- ^ Blunsdon St Andrew, Survey of English Place-Names at Nottingham University; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ BSA at Vision of Britain; From John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ St Andrews Church at Cotswold Archaeology; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ Widhill at open domesday; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ Groundwell at open domesday ; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ Church of St Andrew, Blunsdon at Historic England; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ The Restoration of St Andrews Church, Blunsdon; retrieved 18 May 2025
- ^ "Councillors - St Andrews Parish Council". www.standrews-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Community governance review - next steps". www.swindon.gov.uk. Swindon Borough Council. March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "The Swindon Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2017" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 19 January 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "The Swindon Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2017" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 19 January 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
External links
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