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{{Short description|Garrison town in Wiltshire, England}}
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|population = 10621
| population = 12,089
|population_ref= (in 2011)<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=Wiltshire Community History – Census|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?item=Tidworth|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=30 May 2015|}}</ref>
| population_ref = (2021 Census)<ref name="bua2011">{{cite web |title=Tidworth |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/wiltshire/E04011837__tidworth/ |website=City population |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
|unitary_england = [[Wiltshire Council|Wiltshire]]
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|region = South West England
| region = South West England
|constituency_westminster = [[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]]
| constituency_westminster = [[East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Wiltshire]]
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|dial_code = 01980
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|website= [http://tidworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Town Council]
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'''Tidworth''' is a [[garrison|garrison town]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in south-east [[Wiltshire]], England, on the eastern edge of [[Salisbury Plain]]. Lying on both sides of the [[A338 road|A338]] about {{Convert|3+1/2|mi|km|abbr=}} north of the [[A303 road|A303]] primary route, the town is approximately {{convert|8|mi||abbr=}} west of [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]], {{convert|12|mi}} south of [[Marlborough, Wiltshire|Marlborough]], and {{convert|13|mi||abbr=}} north by north-east of [[Salisbury, England|Salisbury]]. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was approximately 10,600.<ref name=census />
'''Tidworth''' is a [[garrison|garrison town]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in south-east [[Wiltshire]], England, on the eastern edge of [[Salisbury Plain]]. Lying on both sides of the [[A338 road|A338]] about {{Convert|3+1/2|mi|km|abbr=}} north of the [[A303 road|A303]] primary route, the town is approximately {{convert|8|mi||abbr=}} west of [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]], {{convert|12|mi}} south of [[Marlborough, Wiltshire|Marlborough]], and {{convert|13|mi||abbr=}} north by north-east of [[Salisbury, England|Salisbury]]. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was approximately 10,600.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=Wiltshire Community History – Census|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Census?communityId=223|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>


Originally two villages – North Tidworth and South Tidworth – the modern town is dominated by [[Tidworth Camp]], a large British Army site. [[Swinton Barracks]], another Army site, is in the west of the parish.
Originally two villages – North Tidworth and South Tidworth – the modern town is dominated by [[Tidworth Camp]], a large British Army site. [[Swinton Barracks]], another Army site, is in the west of the parish.


==History==
==History==
Evidence of prehistoric activity in the area is in the form of several sites with [[Bowl barrow|bowl barrows]], including a group of seven;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1015481|desc=Seven Barrows: a barrow cemetery west of Clarendon Hill Reservoir|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> and an [[Iron Age Britain|Iron Age]] [[hillfort]] at [[Sidbury Hill]] in the north of the parish.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1010138|desc=Sidbury Hill and associated monuments|access-date=24 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
Evidence of prehistoric activity in the area is in the form of several sites with [[bowl barrow]]s, including a group of seven;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1015481|desc=Seven Barrows: a barrow cemetery west of Clarendon Hill Reservoir|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> and an [[Iron Age Britain|Iron Age]] [[hillfort]] at [[Sidbury Hill]] in the north of the parish.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1010138|desc=Sidbury Hill and associated monuments|access-date=24 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


[[Domesday Book]] of 1086 recorded four landowners and 18 households at what is now North Tidworth, in the Amesbury [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Wiltshire; and three landowners with 20 households and one church at South Tidworth, in the Broughton hundred of Hampshire. Placenames were written as ''Todeworde'', ''Tedorde'' or ''Todeorde''.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU2349|north-tidworth|(North) Tidworth}}</ref><ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU2347|south-tidworth|(South) Tidworth}}</ref>
[[Domesday Book]] of 1086 recorded four landowners and 18 households at what is now North Tidworth, in the Amesbury [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Wiltshire; and three landowners with 20 households and one church at South Tidworth, in the Broughton hundred of Hampshire. Placenames were written as ''Todeworde'', ''Tedorde'' or ''Todeorde''.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU2349|north-tidworth|(North) Tidworth}}</ref><ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU2347|south-tidworth|(South) Tidworth}}</ref>


The two villages developed in the valley of the small [[River Bourne, Wiltshire|River Bourne]], which flows south to join the [[River Avon, Hampshire|Hampshire Avon]] near Salisbury; later the [[Oxford]]-Salisbury road also followed the valley.<ref name=vch>{{cite web|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 15 pp153-163 – Parishes: North Tidworth|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol15/pp153-163|author-last1=Baggs|author-first1=A.P.|year=1995|editor-last=Crowley|editor-first=D.A.|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=29 May 2020|author-first2=Jane|author-last2=Freeman|author-first3=Janet H|author-last3=Stevenson}}</ref>
The two villages developed in the valley of the small [[River Bourne, Wiltshire|River Bourne]], which flows south to join the [[River Avon, Hampshire|Hampshire Avon]] near Salisbury; later the [[Oxford]]-Salisbury road also followed the valley.<ref name=vch>{{cite web|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 15 pp153-163 – Parishes: North Tidworth|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol15/pp153-163|author-last1=Baggs|author-first1=A.P.|year=1995|editor-last=Crowley|editor-first=D.A.|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|access-date=29 May 2020|author-first2=Jane|author-last2=Freeman|author-first3=Janet H|author-last3=Stevenson}}</ref>


On [[John Speed]]'s maps of 1611 the villages are North Tudworth, belonging to [[Amesbury]] hundred in "Wilshire", and South Tudworth to Andover hundred in "Hamshire". Before 1650 there was a substantial country house with parkland at South Tidworth; the present [[Tedworth House]] is a rebuilding of c.1860.<ref name=":0">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1339397|desc=South Tidworth House|access-date=30 May 2020|grade=II*}}</ref>
On [[John Speed]]'s maps of 1611 the villages are North Tudworth, belonging to [[Amesbury]] hundred in "Wilshire", and South Tudworth to Andover hundred in "Hamshire". Before 1650 there was a substantial country house with parkland at South Tidworth; the present [[Tedworth House]] is a rebuilding of 1828[[Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828)|–]]1830.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Tedworth House|url=http://www.drumbeat.org.uk/7383/7487.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210634/http://www.drumbeat.org.uk/7383/7487.html|archive-date=18 February 2018|publisher=Drumbeat}}</ref>


In 1897 the [[War Office]] bought the house and grounds, together with land to the north which gave access to [[Salisbury Plain Training Area|Salisbury Plain]] for Army training.<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria County History: Hampshire: Vol 4 pp391-394 – Parishes: Tidworth, South|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp391-394|year=1911|editor-last=Page|editor-first=William|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref> Extensive barracks were built in the early 20th century, largely in South Tidworth but spreading across the boundary to the north.<ref name=":1" /> From 1902 to 1963 there was a railway station at North Tidworth, connected to the main line by a branch from [[Ludgershall railway station|Ludgershall]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakley|first=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|publisher=The Dovecote Press|year=2004|isbn=1-904349-33-1|location=Wimbourne|pages=133-134}}</ref>
In 1897 the [[War Office]] bought the house and grounds, together with land to the north which gave access to [[Salisbury Plain Training Area|Salisbury Plain]] for Army training.<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria County History: Hampshire: Vol 4 pp391-394 – Parishes: Tidworth, South|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp391-394|year=1911|editor-last=Page|editor-first=William|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> Extensive barracks were built in the early 20th century, largely in South Tidworth but spreading across the boundary to the north.<ref name=":1" /> From 1902 to 1963 there was a railway station at North Tidworth, connected to the main line by a branch from [[Ludgershall railway station|Ludgershall]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakley|first=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|publisher=The Dovecote Press|year=2004|isbn=1-904349-33-1|location=Wimbourne|pages=133–134}}</ref>


North and South were separate ecclesiastical parishes, and therefore became civil parishes in the 19th century. An [[Ordnance Survey]] map of 1958 labels the parishes as North Tidworth and South Tedworth.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet SU24|url=http://maps.nls.uk/view/95749872|date=1958|website=National Library of Scotland|accessdate=24 May 2020}}</ref> When the boundary between Wiltshire and [[Hampshire]] was redrawn in 1992, the entire town became part of Wiltshire,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2247/made/data.htm|last=|first=|date=|website=legislation.gov.uk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> though remaining part of the Hampshire [[Postal counties of the United Kingdom|postal county]]. The two parts remained as separate civil parishes until 1 April 2004.
North and South were separate ecclesiastical parishes, and therefore became civil parishes in the 19th century. An [[Ordnance Survey]] map of 1958 labels the parishes as North Tidworth and South Tedworth.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet SU24|url=http://maps.nls.uk/view/95749872|date=1958|website=National Library of Scotland|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> When the boundary between Wiltshire and [[Hampshire]] was redrawn in 1992, the entire town became part of Wiltshire,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2247/made/data.htm|website=legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> though remaining part of the Hampshire [[Postal counties of the United Kingdom|postal county]]. The two parts remained as separate civil parishes until 1 April 2004.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}


In the 21st century the population of the town increased as the barracks now known as [[Tidworth Camp]] expanded, in particular following the return of units from Germany in 2019 and 2020 under the Army Basing Plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/documents/s156489/Army%20Rebasing%20update.pdf|title=Army Basing Programme Update|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref>
In the 21st century the population of the town increased as the barracks now known as [[Tidworth Camp]] expanded, in particular following the return of units from Germany in 2019 and 2020 under the Army Basing Plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/documents/s156489/Army%20Rebasing%20update.pdf|title=Army Basing Programme Update|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>


==Religious sites==
==Religious sites==
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Holy Trinity, North Tidworth is the [[Church of England parish church]]. There may have been a church here in the 12th century but the earliest record is of 1291.<ref name=vch /> The present building, in flint and stone with repairs in red brick, is from the late 14th and 15th centuries.<ref name="chlisting">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036009|desc=Church of the Holy Trinity|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Restoration designed by [[John Loughborough Pearson|J. L. Pearson]] in 1882 included replacement of the roofs and rebuilding of the porch.<ref name="vch" /> The church was recorded as [[Grade II* listed]] in 1988.<ref name="chlisting" />
Holy Trinity, North Tidworth is the [[Church of England parish church]]. There may have been a church here in the 12th century but the earliest record is of 1291.<ref name=vch /> The present building, in flint and stone with repairs in red brick, is from the late 14th and 15th centuries.<ref name="chlisting">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036009|desc=Church of the Holy Trinity|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Restoration designed by [[John Loughborough Pearson|J. L. Pearson]] in 1882 included replacement of the roofs and rebuilding of the porch.<ref name="vch" /> The church was recorded as [[Grade II* listed]] in 1988.<ref name="chlisting" />


The font is from the 12th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Trinity, Tidworth, Wiltshire|url=https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?key=WXsiUCI6eyJUZXJtcyI6IlRpZHdvcnRoIn0sIkYiOiJleUowSWpwYk5sMTkifQ&WINID=1590927019358#GyuoH4w9dL8AAAFyaqPFVA/11335|last=|first=|date=|website=Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland|publisher=King's College London|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref> Three of the six bells were cast in 1619 by John Wallis, and another is from 1700.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Tidworth|url=http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=NORTH+TIDW|website=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref> There are two 17th-century chest tombs in the churchyard.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1181285|desc=Maton monument in churchyard|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036010|desc=Mompessan monument in churchyard|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> [[Parish register|Parish registers]] from 1700 are held by the [[Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]], Chippenham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Trinity Church, Tidworth|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=800|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>
The font is from the 12th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Trinity, Tidworth, Wiltshire|url=https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?key=WXsiUCI6eyJUZXJtcyI6IlRpZHdvcnRoIn0sIkYiOiJleUowSWpwYk5sMTkifQ&WINID=1590927019358#GyuoH4w9dL8AAAFyaqPFVA/11335|website=Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland|publisher=King's College London|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> Three of the six bells were cast in 1619 by John Wallis, and another is from 1700.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Tidworth|url=http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=NORTH+TIDW|website=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> There are two 17th-century chest tombs in the churchyard.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1181285|desc=Maton monument in churchyard|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036010|desc=Mompessan monument in churchyard|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> [[Parish register]]s from 1700 are held by the [[Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]], Chippenham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Trinity Church, Tidworth|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/800|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>


In 1972 the parishes of North and South Tidworth were united, and the Victorian church at South Tidworth was declared [[Redundant church|redundant]].<ref>{{London Gazette
The Hampshire benefices of South Tidworth and [[Shipton Bellinger]] were united in 1926, with the incumbent to live at Tidworth, although the parishes remained separate.<ref>{{London Gazette
| issue = 33188
| date = 3 August 1926
| pages = 5119-5120|
}}</ref> In 1972 Shipton Bellinger was made a separate benefice, the parishes of North and South Tidworth were united, and the Victorian church at South Tidworth was declared [[Redundant church|redundant]].<ref>{{London Gazette
| issue = 45753
| issue = 45753
| date = 17 August 1972
| date = 17 August 1972
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=== Others ===
=== Others ===
There was a church dedicated to St Mary at South Tidworth from the 13th or 14th centuries, but by 1784 it was in poor condition and [[Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828)|Thomas Assheton Smith the elder]], owner of Tedworth House, was given permission to demolish it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old Church of St. Mary, South Tidworth|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=807|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref> Masonry from the church, including a 14th-century window and some monuments, was used to build a small chapel which remains in use as a mortuary chapel for the surrounding cemetery.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1093200|desc=St Mary's Chapel of Rest|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St. Mary's Chapel of Rest, South Tidworth|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=806|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>[[File:St Mary's, South Tidworth.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Church, South Tidworth]]
There was a church dedicated to St Mary at South Tidworth from the 13th or 14th centuries, but by 1784 it was in poor condition and [[Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828)|Thomas Assheton Smith the elder]], owner of Tedworth House, was given permission to demolish it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old Church of St. Mary, South Tidworth|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/807|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> Masonry from the church, including a 14th-century window and some monuments, was used to build a small chapel which remains in use as a mortuary chapel for the surrounding cemetery.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1093200|desc=St Mary's Chapel of Rest|access-date=31 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St. Mary's Chapel of Rest, South Tidworth|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/806|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>[[File:St Mary's, South Tidworth.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Church, South Tidworth]]
A replacement [[St Mary's Church, South Tidworth|St Mary's Church]] was built closer to Tedworth House in 1878 at the expense of [[Sir John Kelk, 1st Baronet|Sir John Kelk]], who had bought the estate in 1877. It is Grade I listed<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1093240|desc=Church of St Mary, Tidworth|access-date=30 May 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St Mary, South Tidworth|url=https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-mary-south-tidworth.html|publisher=[[Churches Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=24 May 2020}}</ref>
A replacement [[St Mary's Church, South Tidworth|St Mary's Church]] was built closer to Tedworth House in 1878 to designs of [[John Johnson (architect, born 1807)|John Johnson]] at the expense of [[Sir John Kelk, 1st Baronet|Sir John Kelk]], who had bought the estate in 1877. It is Grade I listed<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1093240|desc=Church of St Mary, Tidworth|access-date=30 May 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St Mary, South Tidworth|url=https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-mary-south-tidworth.html|publisher=[[Churches Conservation Trust]]|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>


St Michael's Garrison Church (Church of England) and St Patrick's Garrison Church (Roman Catholic),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Catholic Church of St. George and St. Patrick, North Tidworth|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=803|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SS Patrick & George, Tidworth|url=http://catholicdirectory.org/Catholic_Information.asp?ID=70842|publisher=Catholic Directory|accessdate=30 May 2015}}</ref> both built in 1912, are the military churches for the garrison.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churches – Tidworth|url=https://www.armygarrisons.uk/tidworth-garrison/garrison/churches-tidworth-173156/|publisher=Army Garrisons|accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref>
St Michael's Garrison Church (Church of England) and St Patrick's Garrison Church (Roman Catholic),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Catholic Church of St. George and St. Patrick, North Tidworth|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Church/Details/803|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SS Patrick & George, Tidworth|url=http://catholicdirectory.org/Catholic_Information.asp?ID=70842|publisher=Catholic Directory|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> both built in 1912, are the military churches for the garrison.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churches – Tidworth|url=https://www.armygarrisons.uk/tidworth-garrison/garrison/churches-tidworth-173156/|publisher=Army Garrisons|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>


== Governance ==
== Governance ==
The parish elects a [[Town councils in England|town council]]. It is in the area of [[Wiltshire Council]] [[unitary authority]], which is responsible for most local government functions. An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] exists with the same name; the population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 9,174.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ward population 2011|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/tidworth-e05008399#sthash.30hvd0qH.dpbs|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
The parish elects a [[Town councils in England|town council]]. It is in the area of [[Wiltshire Council]] [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]], which is responsible for most local government functions. Tidworth elects two members of Wiltshire Council:<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Your Councillors |url=https://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=Wiltshire Council |language=en}}</ref> one for Tidworth North & West which covers most of the town, including Tidworth Camp, and one for Tidworth East & Ludgershall South which takes in a small eastern part of the town as well as [[Perham Down]] and the southern half of [[Ludgershall, Wiltshire|Ludgershall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Maps: Great Britain |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |website= |publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref>

For Westminster elections, the parish falls in the [[East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Wiltshire]] constituency, which has been represented since 2024 by [[Danny Kruger]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2024 |title=East Wiltshire – General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001217 |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Amenities ==
== Amenities ==
Tidworth has a small commercial area containing two supermarkets (a [[Lidl]] and a large [[Tesco]]), two [[veterinary]] surgeries, a [[pharmacy]], and other shops and services. A [[dental surgery]] serves Tidworth and the surrounding area, covering approximately 5,000 people. In 2003 a new [[Clinic|medical centre]] was completed, the cost being split between the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] and the [[National Health Service|NHS]], as it serves the armed forces and their dependants within the surrounding area.
Tidworth has a small commercial area containing two supermarkets (a [[Lidl]] and a large [[Tesco]]), two [[veterinary]] surgeries, a [[pharmacy]], and other shops and services. A [[dental surgery]] serves Tidworth and the surrounding area, covering approximately 5,000 people. In 2003 a new [[Clinic|medical centre]] was completed, the cost being split between the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] and the [[National Health Service|NHS]], as it serves the armed forces and their dependants within the surrounding area.

Castledown FM, a [[Community radio in the United Kingdom|community radio station]], broadcasts to Tidworth and [[Ludgershall, Wiltshire|Ludgershall]] from studios in the grounds of Wellington Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Journey|url=http://www.castledownfm.com/all-about-us/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Castledown FM|language=en}}</ref>


Tidworth has one of the lowest crime rates per thousand in Wiltshire, and between 1990 and 2004 only one major crime took place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tidworth|url=http://www.ukcrimestats.com/Neighbourhood/Wiltshire_Police/Tidworth|website=UK Crime Stats}}</ref> In 2014, it was rated by the [[Royal Mail]] as the most attractive [[postcode]] area of England to live in.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28918709|date=25 August 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
Tidworth has one of the lowest crime rates per thousand in Wiltshire, and between 1990 and 2004 only one major crime took place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tidworth|url=http://www.ukcrimestats.com/Neighbourhood/Wiltshire_Police/Tidworth|website=UK Crime Stats}}</ref> In 2014, it was rated by the [[Royal Mail]] as the most attractive [[postcode]] area of England to live in.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28918709|date=25 August 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
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Tidworth Garrison Golf Club was constructed in 1904 initially for use by army officers. It was established in 1908 and gradually made available to all ranks and civilians. In 2000 it became a limited company.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Tidworth|url=http://www.tidworthgolfclub.co.uk/about_tidworth/|website=Tidworth Garrison Golf Club}}</ref>
Tidworth Garrison Golf Club was constructed in 1904 initially for use by army officers. It was established in 1908 and gradually made available to all ranks and civilians. In 2000 it became a limited company.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Tidworth|url=http://www.tidworthgolfclub.co.uk/about_tidworth/|website=Tidworth Garrison Golf Club}}</ref>


Tidworth Park Polo Club is south of Tedworth House. The ground is central to the British Army Polo Association and is affiliated to the [[UK Armed Forces Polo Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CSPA Cups and Past Winners|url=https://ukafpa.org.uk/cups/|website=UK Armed Forces Polo Association|accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref>
Tidworth Polo Club also known as Tedworth Park Polo Club is south of Tedworth House.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tedworth Park Polo Club|url=http://tedworthparkpolo.com/|url-status=|access-date=24 March 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tidworth Polo Club|url=https://twitter.com/tidworthpolo|url-status=|access-date=24 March 2021|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> The ground is central to the British Army Polo Association and is affiliated to the UK Armed Forces Polo Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=CSPA Cups and Past Winners|url=https://ukafpa.org.uk/cups/|website=UK Armed Forces Polo Association|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>

South of Tidworth is a [[downhill mountain biking]] venue, first built in secret by the local mountain biking community in 2006. After the landowner discovered the site and forced the issue, Tidworth Freeride was taken over by B1KE, who now operate the site commercially, catering to a wide range of abilities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tidworth Freeride / WorldBikeParks|url=http://www.worldbikeparks.com/tidworth-freeride|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.worldbikeparks.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tidworth Freeride - B1KEPARK|url=https://www.b1ke.com/b1keparks/tidworth-freeride/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=B1ke|language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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[[The Wellington Academy]], a secondary school which was partly sponsored by [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], opened in September 2009, replacing Castledown School. The academy has a sixth form college, an all-weather sports pitch, and dedicated [[Combined Cadet Force]] facilities. The parent unit of the CCF is [[26 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)|26 Royal Engineers]], housed nearby at [[Swinton Barracks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/pages/academy/ccf.php|title=Combined Cadet Force (CCF)|publisher=The Wellington Academy|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220025917/http://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/pages/academy/ccf.php|archive-date=20 December 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The community is served by three primary schools and an infant school.
The community is served by three primary schools and an infant school.


==Media==
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[[The Wellington Academy]], which was partly sponsored by [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], opened in September 2009, replacing Castledown School. The academy has a sixth form college, an all-weather sports pitch, and dedicated [[Combined Cadet Force]] facilities. The parent unit of the CCF is [[26 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)|26 Royal Engineers]], housed nearby at [[Swinton Barracks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/pages/academy/ccf.php|title=Combined Cadet Force (CCF)|publisher=The Wellington Academy|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220025917/http://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/pages/academy/ccf.php|archive-date=20 December 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC South]] and [[ITV Meridian]]. Television signals are received from the [[Hannington transmitting station|Hannington]] and the local relay transmitters. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Hannington | title=Hannington (Hampshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter | date=May 2004 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Tidworth | title=Tidworth (Hampshire, England) Freeview Light transmitter | date=May 2004 }}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Wiltshire]] on 103.5 FM, [[Spire FM|Greatest Hits Radio Salisbury]] on 102 FM and [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]] that provides radio programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces in nearby [[Salisbury Plain]] on 106.8 FM. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bfbs.com/region/salisbury-plain | title=Salisbury Plain &#124; BFBS }}</ref>

The local newspapers that cover the town is the [[Salisbury Journal]] and Andover Advertiser. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-se/andover-advertiser/ | title=Andover Advertiser &#124; British Newspapers Online | date=25 December 2013 }}</ref>


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
[[Duggie Fields]], artist, was born in Tidworth,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duggie Fields - Biography|url=http://www.duggiefields.com/biography/biography_index.htm|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.duggiefields.com}}</ref> as was musician [[James Blunt]] in 1974.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=David|date=2005-07-31|title=To be blunt, James, you are a trooper|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3645487/To-be-blunt-James-you-are-a-trooper.html|access-date=2020-06-06|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
The musician [[James Blunt]] was born in Tidworth.

Owners of the South Tidworth estate and Tedworth House include [[John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer)|John Smith]] (1656–1723), Speaker of the House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequer; [[Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828)|Thomas Assheton Smith]] (1752–1828), owner of [[Dinorwic quarry]] and MP; and his son [[Thomas Assheton Smith (1776–1858)|Thomas]] (1776–1858), cricketer, foxhunter, yacht designer and MP, who built the present house.


== See also ==
The [[Studd (disambiguation)#The cricketing and missionary Studds|Studd]] family of [[the Ashes]] fame owned and lived in [[Tedworth House]].
* [[Drummer of Tedworth]] – alleged 17th-century poltergeist


==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol15/pp153-163|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 15 pp153-163 - Parishes: North Tidworth|year=1995|editor-last=Crowley|editor-first=D.A.|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=1 August 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol15/pp153-163|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 15 pp153-163 – Parishes: North Tidworth|year=1995|editor-last=Crowley|editor-first=D.A.|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|access-date=1 August 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp391-394|title=Victoria County History: Hampshire: Vol 4 pp391-394 - Parishes: Tidworth, South|year=1911|editor-last=Page|editor-first=William|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=1 August 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp391-394|title=Victoria County History: Hampshire: Vol 4 pp391-394 – Parishes: Tidworth, South|year=1911|editor-last=Page|editor-first=William|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|access-date=1 August 2018}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://tidworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Tidworth Town Council]
* [https://tidworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Tidworth Town Council]
* [https://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/Pages/Index.asp The Wellington Academy]
* [http://tedworthparkpolo.com/ Tidworth Park Polo Club]
* [http://www.tedworthhunt.co.uk/ Tedworth Hunt]
* [https://www.tidworthgolfclub.co.uk/ Tidworth Garrison Golf Club]


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Tidworth
Tidworth Camp: a view over the garrison from Clarendon Hill
Tidworth is located in Wiltshire
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Location within Wiltshire
Population12,089 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU2348
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
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Postcode districtSP9
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51°14′13″N 1°39′50″W / 51.237°N 1.664°W / 51.237; -1.664

Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Andover, 12 miles (19 km) south of Marlborough, and 13 miles (21 km) north by north-east of Salisbury. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was approximately 10,600.[2]

Originally two villages – North Tidworth and South Tidworth – the modern town is dominated by Tidworth Camp, a large British Army site. Swinton Barracks, another Army site, is in the west of the parish.

History

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Evidence of prehistoric activity in the area is in the form of several sites with bowl barrows, including a group of seven;[3] and an Iron Age hillfort at Sidbury Hill in the north of the parish.[4]

Domesday Book of 1086 recorded four landowners and 18 households at what is now North Tidworth, in the Amesbury hundred of Wiltshire; and three landowners with 20 households and one church at South Tidworth, in the Broughton hundred of Hampshire. Placenames were written as Todeworde, Tedorde or Todeorde.[5][6]

The two villages developed in the valley of the small River Bourne, which flows south to join the Hampshire Avon near Salisbury; later the Oxford-Salisbury road also followed the valley.[7]

On John Speed's maps of 1611 the villages are North Tudworth, belonging to Amesbury hundred in "Wilshire", and South Tudworth to Andover hundred in "Hamshire". Before 1650 there was a substantial country house with parkland at South Tidworth; the present Tedworth House is a rebuilding of 1828–1830.[8]

In 1897 the War Office bought the house and grounds, together with land to the north which gave access to Salisbury Plain for Army training.[9] Extensive barracks were built in the early 20th century, largely in South Tidworth but spreading across the boundary to the north.[10] From 1902 to 1963 there was a railway station at North Tidworth, connected to the main line by a branch from Ludgershall.[11]

North and South were separate ecclesiastical parishes, and therefore became civil parishes in the 19th century. An Ordnance Survey map of 1958 labels the parishes as North Tidworth and South Tedworth.[10] When the boundary between Wiltshire and Hampshire was redrawn in 1992, the entire town became part of Wiltshire,[12] though remaining part of the Hampshire postal county. The two parts remained as separate civil parishes until 1 April 2004.[citation needed]

In the 21st century the population of the town increased as the barracks now known as Tidworth Camp expanded, in particular following the return of units from Germany in 2019 and 2020 under the Army Basing Plan.[13]

Religious sites

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Parish church

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Holy Trinity, North Tidworth

Holy Trinity, North Tidworth is the Church of England parish church. There may have been a church here in the 12th century but the earliest record is of 1291.[7] The present building, in flint and stone with repairs in red brick, is from the late 14th and 15th centuries.[14] Restoration designed by J. L. Pearson in 1882 included replacement of the roofs and rebuilding of the porch.[7] The church was recorded as Grade II* listed in 1988.[14]

The font is from the 12th century.[15] Three of the six bells were cast in 1619 by John Wallis, and another is from 1700.[16] There are two 17th-century chest tombs in the churchyard.[17][18] Parish registers from 1700 are held by the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham.[19]

The Hampshire benefices of South Tidworth and Shipton Bellinger were united in 1926, with the incumbent to live at Tidworth, although the parishes remained separate.[20] In 1972 Shipton Bellinger was made a separate benefice, the parishes of North and South Tidworth were united, and the Victorian church at South Tidworth was declared redundant.[21] The benefice was united with the parish of Ludgershall and Faberstown in 1986.[7]

Others

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There was a church dedicated to St Mary at South Tidworth from the 13th or 14th centuries, but by 1784 it was in poor condition and Thomas Assheton Smith the elder, owner of Tedworth House, was given permission to demolish it.[22] Masonry from the church, including a 14th-century window and some monuments, was used to build a small chapel which remains in use as a mortuary chapel for the surrounding cemetery.[23][24]

St Mary's Church, South Tidworth

A replacement St Mary's Church was built closer to Tedworth House in 1878 to designs of John Johnson at the expense of Sir John Kelk, who had bought the estate in 1877. It is Grade I listed[25] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[26]

St Michael's Garrison Church (Church of England) and St Patrick's Garrison Church (Roman Catholic),[27][28] both built in 1912, are the military churches for the garrison.[29]

Governance

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The parish elects a town council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for most local government functions. Tidworth elects two members of Wiltshire Council:[30] one for Tidworth North & West which covers most of the town, including Tidworth Camp, and one for Tidworth East & Ludgershall South which takes in a small eastern part of the town as well as Perham Down and the southern half of Ludgershall.[31]

For Westminster elections, the parish falls in the East Wiltshire constituency, which has been represented since 2024 by Danny Kruger for the Conservatives.[32]

Amenities

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Tidworth has a small commercial area containing two supermarkets (a Lidl and a large Tesco), two veterinary surgeries, a pharmacy, and other shops and services. A dental surgery serves Tidworth and the surrounding area, covering approximately 5,000 people. In 2003 a new medical centre was completed, the cost being split between the Ministry of Defence and the NHS, as it serves the armed forces and their dependants within the surrounding area.

Castledown FM, a community radio station, broadcasts to Tidworth and Ludgershall from studios in the grounds of Wellington Academy.[33]

Tidworth has one of the lowest crime rates per thousand in Wiltshire, and between 1990 and 2004 only one major crime took place.[34] In 2014, it was rated by the Royal Mail as the most attractive postcode area of England to live in.[35]

Tidworth Garrison Golf Club was constructed in 1904 initially for use by army officers. It was established in 1908 and gradually made available to all ranks and civilians. In 2000 it became a limited company.[36]

Tidworth Polo Club also known as Tedworth Park Polo Club is south of Tedworth House.[37][38] The ground is central to the British Army Polo Association and is affiliated to the UK Armed Forces Polo Association.[39]

South of Tidworth is a downhill mountain biking venue, first built in secret by the local mountain biking community in 2006. After the landowner discovered the site and forced the issue, Tidworth Freeride was taken over by B1KE, who now operate the site commercially, catering to a wide range of abilities.[40][41]

Education

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The Wellington Academy, a secondary school which was partly sponsored by Wellington College, opened in September 2009, replacing Castledown School. The academy has a sixth form college, an all-weather sports pitch, and dedicated Combined Cadet Force facilities. The parent unit of the CCF is 26 Royal Engineers, housed nearby at Swinton Barracks.[42]

The community is served by three primary schools and an infant school.

Media

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Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian. Television signals are received from the Hannington and the local relay transmitters. [43] [44]

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Wiltshire on 103.5 FM, Greatest Hits Radio Salisbury on 102 FM and British Forces Broadcasting Service that provides radio programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces in nearby Salisbury Plain on 106.8 FM. [45]

The local newspapers that cover the town is the Salisbury Journal and Andover Advertiser. [46]

Notable residents

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Duggie Fields, artist, was born in Tidworth,[47] as was musician James Blunt in 1974.[48]

Owners of the South Tidworth estate and Tedworth House include John Smith (1656–1723), Speaker of the House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequer; Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828), owner of Dinorwic quarry and MP; and his son Thomas (1776–1858), cricketer, foxhunter, yacht designer and MP, who built the present house.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tidworth". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Seven Barrows: a barrow cemetery west of Clarendon Hill Reservoir (1015481)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Sidbury Hill and associated monuments (1010138)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ (North) Tidworth in the Domesday Book
  6. ^ (South) Tidworth in the Domesday Book
  7. ^ a b c d Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1995). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 15 pp153-163 – Parishes: North Tidworth". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Tedworth House". Drumbeat. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018.
  9. ^ Page, William, ed. (1911). "Victoria County History: Hampshire: Vol 4 pp391-394 – Parishes: Tidworth, South". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet SU24". National Library of Scotland. 1958. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
  12. ^ "The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Army Basing Programme Update" (PDF). Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (1036009)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Holy Trinity, Tidworth, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  16. ^ "North Tidworth". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Maton monument in churchyard (1181285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  18. ^ Historic England. "Mompessan monument in churchyard (1036010)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Holy Trinity Church, Tidworth". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  20. ^ "No. 33188". The London Gazette. 3 August 1926. pp. 5119–5120.
  21. ^ "No. 45753". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 August 1972. p. 9845.
  22. ^ "Old Church of St. Mary, South Tidworth". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  23. ^ Historic England. "St Mary's Chapel of Rest (1093200)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  24. ^ "St. Mary's Chapel of Rest, South Tidworth". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  25. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Tidworth (1093240)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  26. ^ "St Mary, South Tidworth". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Roman Catholic Church of St. George and St. Patrick, North Tidworth". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  28. ^ "SS Patrick & George, Tidworth". Catholic Directory. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Churches – Tidworth". Army Garrisons. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Your Councillors". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  32. ^ "East Wiltshire – General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Our Journey". Castledown FM. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  34. ^ "Tidworth". UK Crime Stats.
  35. ^ "UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed". BBC News. 25 August 2014.
  36. ^ "About Tidworth". Tidworth Garrison Golf Club.
  37. ^ "Tedworth Park Polo Club". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  38. ^ "Tidworth Polo Club". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  39. ^ "CSPA Cups and Past Winners". UK Armed Forces Polo Association. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  40. ^ "Tidworth Freeride / WorldBikeParks". www.worldbikeparks.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  41. ^ "Tidworth Freeride - B1KEPARK". B1ke. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  42. ^ "Combined Cadet Force (CCF)". The Wellington Academy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  43. ^ "Hannington (Hampshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter". May 2004.
  44. ^ "Tidworth (Hampshire, England) Freeview Light transmitter". May 2004.
  45. ^ "Salisbury Plain | BFBS".
  46. ^ "Andover Advertiser | British Newspapers Online". 25 December 2013.
  47. ^ "Duggie Fields - Biography". www.duggiefields.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  48. ^ Thomas, David (31 July 2005). "To be blunt, James, you are a trooper". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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