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Maddington is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shrewton, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is on the River Till. Its nearest town is Amesbury, about 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast. In 1931 the parish had a population of 329.[1]

At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), the manor was held by Amesbury Abbey.[2] In 1825 the parish contained seventy-eight houses and had a population of 369.[3] By 1841 the parish of Maddington extended east and south of the village.[4]

For local government purposes, Maddington was added to the adjoining Shrewton parish on 1 April 1934.[5][4] As Shrewton expanded during the 20th century, Maddington became an area of Shrewton.

St Mary's Church was built in the 13th century, then partly rebuilt in the 17th and 19th.[6] It was declared redundant in 1975 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]

Maddington Manor is a two-storey 18th-century house in brick, remodelled and extended at the front in the 1830s.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Maddington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Maddington in the Domesday Book
  3. ^ Benjamin Pitts Capper, A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom (G.B. Whittaker, 1825) p. 538
  4. ^ a b "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 15 pp201-213 – Parishes: Maddington". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Maddington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, Maddington Street (1023959)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "St Mary's Church, Maddington, Wiltshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Maddington Manor (1355664)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

External links

Media related to Maddington, Wiltshire at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Shrewton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  • Maddington at genuki.org.uk
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