OS grid reference SU063779 Country England Post town Swindon Dialling code 01793 Civil parish Clyffe Pypard | Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district SN4 Ceremonial county Wiltshire UK parliament constituency North Wiltshire | |
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Bushton is a hamlet about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Clyffe Pypard.
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Map of Bushton, Swindon, UK
History
In 1086 the Domesday Book recorded an estate at Bushton, held by the Bishop of Winchester. By the 17th century the manor of Bushton had become a tithing of Clyffe Pypard parish.
Manor Farmhouse is a Georgian house of five bays built of brick with stone trim in the early 18th century.
Woodhill Park is a Georgian country house built in the 18th century. Richard Pace added the southeast range in 1804.
The pamphleteer and poet Ralph Broome (1742–1835) was born and bred in the village. Also born at Bushton was the Jesuit missionary to India Thomas Stephens (c.1549–1619).
Amenities
Bushton has a public house, the Trotting Horse. The parish's village hall is at Bushton.