Hinton Parva, also known as Little Hinton, is a village in the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the eastern edge of the Swindon built-up area, and is separated from the town by farmland and the village of Wanborough. Hinton Parva was a separate civil parish until 1934, and is now in the parish of Bishopstone.

Hinton Parva
Hinton Parva village hall
Hinton Parva Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU232832
Civil parish	Bishopstone[1]
Unitary authority	Swindon
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swindon
Postcode district	SN4
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Swindon
Website	bishopstoneandhintonparva.org
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51.547°N 1.667°W / 51.547; -1.667

Parts of the village were taken over by the War Department during World War II in 1943 to store tanks.

The Norman parish church of St Swithun is a Grade I listed building.[2] An area around the church was designated a conservation area in 1990.[3]

References

Sources and further reading

• Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Parishes: Little Hinton". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 159–165. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via British History Online.

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