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Newton Tony (formerly Newton Toney) is a rural English village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, close to the border with Hampshire. Situated in the Bourne Valley, Newton Tony is about 9 miles (14 km) north-east of its post town, Salisbury. It is the site of Wilbury House, a 17th-century mansion designed by William Benson.

Newton Tony
River Bourne at Newton Tony
Newton Tony Location within Wiltshire
Population	381 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU216404
Civil parish	Newton Tony
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALISBURY
Postcode district	SP4
Dialling code	01980
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Salisbury
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51.162°N 1.692°W / 51.162; -1.692

History

The Port Way Roman road crossed the parish to the south-east.[2] Newton Tony was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newentone[3] and the settlement assessed as having an area of seven carucates (ploughlands) of land.[2] It was held by Alfred of Marlborough. A church had been built by the 12th century.[2]

The village was the birthplace of the pioneering travel writer Celia Fiennes (1662–1741).[4] A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1877 and closed in 1981.[5]

Until the late 20th century the name of the village and parish was Newton Toney.[6]

Governance

Like most of Wiltshire, Newton Tony is governed locally by Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority. The parish forms part of the ward of Bulford, Allington and Figheldean. In the 2013 election, as in 2009, the ward elected one councillor: the Conservative John Smale.[7]

Newton Tony is represented in the House of Commons as part of the constituency of Salisbury. Since the 2010 general election, Salisbury has been represented in Parliament by the Conservative MP John Glen.[8]

Geography

Newton Tony is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of its post town, Salisbury, about 30 miles (48 km) north-west of Southampton and about 40 miles (64 km) south-east of Bath. Nearby towns and villages include Cholderton, Allington, Amesbury and Grateley.

Newton Tony lies in the valley of the River Bourne, which cuts through the village.[2]

Notable buildings

Wilbury House is an 18th-century house designed by William Benson. It has been designated a Grade I listed building.[9] A combined summer house and ice house in the grounds, from the same date, is designated Grade II*.[10]

The parish church of St Andrew was built in 1844 to a design by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon. It is a flint church with a steeple and is Grade II listed.[11] The former rectory was built for Reverend John Akins in 1778, in Flemish brick on a stone plinth.[12] A redbrick Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the High Street in 1877; it closed in 1981.[13]

Railways

In 1857 the London and South Western Railway company opened a line from Andover to Milford station at Salisbury, which crosses the parish south-east of Newton Tony village, parallel to the Port Way. The railway remains in use as part of the West of England Main Line; the nearest station is Grateley, some 3 miles (5 km) east of Newton Tony village.

The Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway, opened in 1902, connected with the main line to the east of the village. It carried largely military goods and passengers to Amesbury, extending later to Bulford, Larkhill and Rollestone. There was a station with two platforms, a goods siding and cattle yard west of Newton Tony, to the south of the Allington road.[14] The line closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1963, after which the track was dismantled.

Amenities

Newton Tony C of E Primary School serves the village and neighbouring communities. It was opened in the 1950s on the same site as a national school built in 1857, which was destroyed by fire. Land for the school had been given by Sir Alexander Malet.[15]

The village has a recreation ground and a village hall. The village pub, the Malet Arms, is in a building from the early 18th century.[16]

References

External links

• Newton Toney Parish Council

Media related to Newton Tony at Wikimedia Commons

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