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| static_image_caption = [[St John the Baptist Church, Inglesham]]
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|population= 108
| population = 112
|population_ref= (in 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wiltshire Community History - Census|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?item=Inglesham|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>
| population_ref = (in 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Inglesham: population statistics |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/swindon/E04001093__inglesham/ |website=CityPopulation.de |date= |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>
|civil_parish= Inglesham
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|region= South West England
| region = South West England
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| post_town = Swindon
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|dial_code= 01367
| dial_code = 01367
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'''Inglesham''' is a small [[village]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Borough of Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], England. The village is just off the [[A361 road]] about {{convert|1|mi}} south-west of [[Lechlade]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. Most of the population lives in the hamlet of '''Upper Inglesham''', which is on the main road about {{convert|1.3|mi|0}} south of the village.
'''Inglesham''' is a small [[village]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Borough of Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], England, notable for the Grade-I listed [[St John the Baptist Church, Inglesham|St John the Baptist Church]]. The village is just off the [[A361 road]] about {{convert|1|mi}} south-west of [[Lechlade]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. Most of the population lives in the hamlet of '''Upper Inglesham''', which is on the main road about {{convert|1.3|mi|0}} south of the village.


The parish forms the extreme north-east corner of the Borough of Swindon and County of Wiltshire, and is bounded to the west and north by the [[River Thames]] (which also forms the county boundary with Gloucestershire), and to the east by the county boundary with [[Oxfordshire]] ([[Berkshire]] until the [[Local Government Act 1972|1974 boundary changes]]). The [[River Cole, Wiltshire|River Cole]] forms part of the eastern boundary.
The parish forms the extreme north-east corner of the Borough of Swindon and County of Wiltshire, and is bounded to the west and north by the [[River Thames]] (which also forms the county boundary with Gloucestershire), and to the east by the county boundary with [[Oxfordshire]] ([[Berkshire]] until the [[Local Government Act 1972|1974 boundary changes]]). The [[River Cole, Wiltshire|River Cole]] forms part of the eastern boundary.


As the parish's population is small it has a [[parish meeting]] instead of a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=643&LS=4&J=1 |title=Inglesham Parish Meeting – Councillors |author= |date=2004–2006 |work=Council & Democracy – Parish council |publisher=[[Swindon Borough Council]] |accessdate=11 October 2010}}</ref>
As the parish's population is small, it has a [[parish meeting]] instead of a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=643&LS=4&J=1 |title=Inglesham Parish Meeting – Councillors |date=2004–2006 |work=Council & Democracy – Parish council |publisher=[[Swindon Borough Council]] |access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref>


Inglesham's [[Round House, Inglehsam|Roundhouse]] are often used by boaters as a navigation point to denote the westernmost point most [[cabin cruiser]]s and narrowboats can travel along the Thames, as beyond Inglesham the river becomes too clogged with vegetation and too shallow to effectively navigate.
The [[Round House, Inglesham]] is often used by boaters as a landmark to denote the westernmost point most [[cabin cruiser]]s and [[narrowboat]]s can travel along the Thames, as beyond Inglesham the river becomes too clogged with vegetation and too shallow to effectively navigate.


==Parish church==
==Parish church==
The 13th century [[St John the Baptist Church, Inglesham|Church of England parish church of St. John the Baptist]] was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in 1888–89<ref>Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 276</ref> and is [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|listed Grade I]].<ref name=Garside3>Garside, 2005, page 3</ref> It is now [[Redundant church|redundant]] and is cared for by the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].
The 13th-century [[St John the Baptist Church, Inglesham|parish church of St John the Baptist]] was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in 1888–89<ref>Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 276</ref> and is [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|listed Grade I]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023391|desc=Church of St John the Baptist|access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> The benefice and parish were united with Highworth in 1940.<ref>{{London Gazette
| issue = 34900
| date = 19 July 1940
| pages = 4432–4434
}}</ref> The church was declared [[Redundant church|redundant]] in 1980,<ref>{{cite web |date=25 March 1980 |title=No. 48140 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48140/supplement/4590 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=The London Gazette |page=4590}}</ref> and is now cared for by the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of St John the Baptist, Inglesham, Wiltshire |url=https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-john-inglesham.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Churches Conservation Trust}}</ref>


In the churchyard is a [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II* listed]] 15th-century stone cross.<ref name=Garside3/> The base and column survive but the cross itself has been lost.
In the churchyard is a [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II* listed]] 15th-century stone cross. The base and shaft survive but the cross itself has been lost.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1355932|desc=Churchyard Cross|access-date=14 January 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


Before the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] the [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] [[Beaulieu Abbey]] held the [[Manorialism|manor]] and [[benefice]].<ref>Hockey, 1974, page 259</ref>
Before the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]], the [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] [[Beaulieu Abbey]] held the [[Manorialism|manor]] and [[benefice]].<ref>Hockey, 1974, page 259</ref>


==Secular history==
==Secular history==
Until 1844 Inglesham was a [[Enclave and exclave|detached part]] of [[Berkshire]]. It was transferred to Wiltshire by the [[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844]].<ref>[[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844]], 7 & 8 Vict. c. 61</ref>
Until 1844 Inglesham was a [[Enclave and exclave|detached part]] of [[Berkshire]]. It was transferred to Wiltshire by the [[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844]].<ref>[[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844]], 7 & 8 Vict. c. 61</ref>


Church Farmhouse is a former [[watermill]] that was rebuilt in the 17th century.<ref name=Garside3/> It is listed Grade II*.<ref name=Garside3/> Several other houses in the parish are listed Grade II, as are the late 18th century Halfpenny Bridge<ref name=Garside4>Garside, 2005, page 4</ref> that carries the A361 across the Thames and a [[Cotswold stone]] [[rubble masonry|rubble]] barn at College Farm built in about 1800.<ref name=Garside5>Garside, 2005, page 5</ref>
Church Farmhouse is a former [[watermill]] that was rebuilt in the 17th century<ref name="Garside3">Garside, 2005, page 3</ref> and is listed Grade II*.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023392|desc=Church Farmhouse|access-date=14 January 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Several other houses in the parish are listed Grade II, as are the late 18th-century Halfpenny Bridge that carries the A361 across the Thames into Lechlade,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023393|desc=Lechlade Halfpenny Bridge|access-date=14 January 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and a [[Cotswold stone]] [[rubble masonry|rubble]] barn at College Farm built in about 1800.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1299767|desc=Cotswold Stone Barn to South West of College Farmhouse|access-date=14 January 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


Inglesham lock is at the eastern end of the [[Thames and Severn Canal]] and the Cotswold Canals Trust is currently raising funds to restore its structure and part of the canal. The [[Round House, Inglehsam|Round House]] was the lock keepers cottage.
Inglesham lock is at the eastern end of the [[Thames and Severn Canal]] and the Cotswold Canals Trust is currently raising funds to restore its structure and part of the canal. The [[Round House, Inglesham|Round House]] was the [[lock keeper]]'s cottage.

==See also==
*[[HMS Inglesham (M2601)]]


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==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite book |last=Garside |first=Helen |authorlink= |title=Inglesham Parish |year=2005 |publisher=[[Swindon Borough Council]] |location=Swindon |pages= |url=http://www.swindon.gov.uk/de/inglesham.pdf |accessdate=10 October 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite book |last=Garside |first=Helen |title=Inglesham Parish |year=2005 |publisher=[[Swindon Borough Council]] |location=Swindon |url=http://www.swindon.gov.uk/de/inglesham.pdf |access-date=10 October 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Hockey |editor-first=S.F. |editor-link= |series=Southampton Records Series |title=The Beaulieu Cartulary |volume=XVII |year=1974 |publisher=Southampton University Press |location=Southampton |page=259}}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Hockey |editor-first=S.F. |series=Southampton Records Series |title=The Beaulieu Cartulary |volume=XVII |year=1974 |publisher=Southampton University Press |location=Southampton |page=259}}
*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |authorlink1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget |title=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]]: Wiltshire |origyear=1963 |year=1975 |edition=revised |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0140710264 |pages=276–277}}
*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author-link1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget |title=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]]: Wiltshire |orig-year=1963 |year=1975 |edition=revised |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0140710264 |pages=276–277}}


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Inglesham
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Inglesham
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Location within Wiltshire
Population112 (in 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSU206984
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSwindon
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51°41′02″N 1°42′14″W / 51.684°N 1.704°W / 51.684; -1.704

Inglesham is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, notable for the Grade-I listed St John the Baptist Church. The village is just off the A361 road about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Lechlade in Gloucestershire. Most of the population lives in the hamlet of Upper Inglesham, which is on the main road about 1.3 miles (2 km) south of the village.

The parish forms the extreme north-east corner of the Borough of Swindon and County of Wiltshire, and is bounded to the west and north by the River Thames (which also forms the county boundary with Gloucestershire), and to the east by the county boundary with Oxfordshire (Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes). The River Cole forms part of the eastern boundary.

As the parish's population is small, it has a parish meeting instead of a parish council.[2]

The Round House, Inglesham is often used by boaters as a landmark to denote the westernmost point most cabin cruisers and narrowboats can travel along the Thames, as beyond Inglesham the river becomes too clogged with vegetation and too shallow to effectively navigate.

Parish church

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The 13th-century parish church of St John the Baptist was restored in 1888–89[3] and is listed Grade I.[4] The benefice and parish were united with Highworth in 1940.[5] The church was declared redundant in 1980,[6] and is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]

In the churchyard is a Grade II* listed 15th-century stone cross. The base and shaft survive but the cross itself has been lost.[8]

Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Cistercian Beaulieu Abbey held the manor and benefice.[9]

Secular history

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Until 1844 Inglesham was a detached part of Berkshire. It was transferred to Wiltshire by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844.[10]

Church Farmhouse is a former watermill that was rebuilt in the 17th century[11] and is listed Grade II*.[12] Several other houses in the parish are listed Grade II, as are the late 18th-century Halfpenny Bridge that carries the A361 across the Thames into Lechlade,[13] and a Cotswold stone rubble barn at College Farm built in about 1800.[14]

Inglesham lock is at the eastern end of the Thames and Severn Canal and the Cotswold Canals Trust is currently raising funds to restore its structure and part of the canal. The Round House was the lock keeper's cottage.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Inglesham: population statistics". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Inglesham Parish Meeting – Councillors". Council & Democracy – Parish council. Swindon Borough Council. 2004–2006. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 276
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1023391)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "No. 34900". The London Gazette. 19 July 1940. pp. 4432–4434.
  6. ^ "No. 48140". The London Gazette. 25 March 1980. p. 4590. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Church of St John the Baptist, Inglesham, Wiltshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (1355932)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ^ Hockey, 1974, page 259
  10. ^ Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, 7 & 8 Vict. c. 61
  11. ^ Garside, 2005, page 3
  12. ^ Historic England. "Church Farmhouse (1023392)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Lechlade Halfpenny Bridge (1023393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Cotswold Stone Barn to South West of College Farmhouse (1299767)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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