Population 630 (in 2011) Civil parish Luckington Local time Tuesday 3:01 PM | OS grid reference ST833839 Unitary authority Dialling code 01666 | |
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Luckington is a village in the southern Cotswolds, located in north-west Wiltshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) west of Malmesbury. It is on the B4040 road linking Malmesbury and Old Sodbury.
Contents
- Map of Luckington Chippenham UK
- Luckington in the Cotswolds
- Luckington Court
- Village life
- Notable people
- Church of St Mary and St Ethelbert
- Other listed buildings
- References
Map of Luckington, Chippenham, UK
Luckington in the Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which means it is recognised as containing some of Britain's finest countryside. As such it is protected as a special landscape of national importance. The area covers 790 square miles, of which some 80% is farmland.
The region is delineated by the belt of rich limestone – the source of building materials for cottages, fine buildings and churches. The limestone Cotswold stone in the northern Cotswolds is a rich honey coloured brown which gradually grades creamier towards the south at Luckington.
Luckington Court
Luckington Court, close to the parish church, dates from the 16th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
Both the interiors and exterior were used to represent Longbourn, the Bennet Family home, in the BBC's 1995 TV series Pride and Prejudice.
(See also "Notable people" below.)
Village life
Luckington has a Community School with fewer than fifty pupils taught by three full-time teachers and two teaching assistants. There is a children's playground located on Church Road near the Green, run as a charitable organisation. There are good playing fields (one soccer pitch) and a village hall, each run by committees.
The farms which surround Luckington are both dairy and arable; some are owned by the Badminton Estate. The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt and the proximity of Badminton have a bearing on village culture. Luckington holds its own fête each year, usually early in July.
There is a Methodist church at Church Road, a 'Tin Tabernacle' built to satisfy the needs of the religious revivals of the 19th century.
The Old Royal Ship Inn is a popular village pub with walkers and cyclists, and the Beaufort Hunt meets there occasionally.
Notable people
Church of St Mary and St Ethelbert
The Grade I listed parish church is dedicated to St. Mary and St. Ethelbert and is thought to date from the 12th century.
In April 1948 the Standard of the British Legion was dedicated by the Dean of Bristol, The very rev. Harry Blackburne; the Dean was assisted by Capt. G.F.Farr R.N.(Ret.), Rector of Luckington. The parade was led by D Company, Army Cadet Force, and the March Past taken by Major General Stewart Menzies, a local resident.
Other listed buildings
Nearly half the buildings in the Luckington parish are grade II listed buildings.
These include the Old Bakehouse [2], The Forge House [3], Manor Farmhouse in Alderton, Whitehouse Farmhouse, Witches Cottage, North End House [4], Wick Farmhouse, The Old Rectory, Luckington Court, [5] Luckington Manor, [6] Lypiatt Barn and The Post Office Stores [7].