Great Bedwyn
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Great Bedwyn is a historic village and former parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, England, known for its long-standing role in British parliamentary representation before the 19th-century reforms.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
former parliamentary borough ⓘ village ⓘ |
| category |
Civil parishes in Wiltshire
ⓘ
Former parliamentary boroughs in England ⓘ Villages in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01672 ⓘ |
| electoralReformContext | 19th-century parliamentary reforms ⓘ |
| hadBoroughStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
post office
ⓘ
public house ⓘ shop ⓘ village hall ⓘ |
| hasAncientParishStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasConservationArea | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Crofton Pumping Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishChurch | St Mary’s Church, Great Bedwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchool | Great Bedwyn Church of England Primary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Bedwyn railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenancyArea | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kennet and Avon Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Hungerford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostRepresentationBy | Reform Act 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Domesday Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Bedwyn Common
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crofton NERFINISHED ⓘ Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Bedwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| osGridReference | SU278643 ⓘ |
| parishChurchDedication | St Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBoroughCreated | 13th century ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBoroughType | rotten borough ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentationEnded | 1832 ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | SN ⓘ |
| postcodeDistrict | SN8 ⓘ |
| postTown | Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| returnedMembersToParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| unitaryAuthority | Wiltshire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDomesdaySettlement | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.