Sutton Benger, United Kingdom
Sutton Benger is a town of 1,045 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Sutton Benger
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 5 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Sutton Lane Meadows.
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About Sutton Benger
Sutton Benger is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the town of Chippenham. The parish includes the hamlet of Draycot Cerne.
From the Wikipedia article Sutton Benger (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Chippenham Pit Stop
Restaurant · 1.3 mi
Mo-Th 06:00-21:30; Fr 06:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-14:30; Su 08:00-14:30
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship3
St James's Church, Draycot Cerne
Church · 0.7 mi
Church in Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England, UK
History
In 1086, a settlement at Draicote with 22 households was recorded in the Domesday Book survey. At that time the manor belonged to Malmesbury Abbey.
The 13th century saw the beginnings of two stone churches and the origins of Manor Farmhouse. Like many very old buildings, these have since been much altered and rebuilt.
Circa the 1540s, soon after the Dissolution, the manor was acquired by Robert Long (d.1581), who also owned Draycot. The estate remained in the Long family, later the Tylney-Long baronets. Over the centuries Sutton Benger village developed along the Swindon-Chippenham road.
In 1812, the estate passed by marriage to the 4th Earl of Mornington. The Earl's descendants held the land until 1920, when it was sold as separate farms.
In the 1950s Survey of English Dialects, the recording from the village was one of the furthest away from Standard English pronunciation that was recorded.
The modern road through the village was originally the A420, which ran from Bristol to Swindon and Oxford. This section was later reclassified as the B4069, some time after the building of the M4 motorway in the early 1970s, passing to the north of the village.
From the History section of Sutton Benger on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
In 2008, Faccenda Group closed their chicken processing plant in the village, with the loss of 450 jobs, moving production elsewhere.
From the Wikipedia article Sutton Benger, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Sutton Benger
- Frank GowenCanadian photographer
Born in Sutton Benger, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Sutton Benger
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cotswold Airport (GBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Chippenham 4 mi southwest, about 6 min by car
- Calne 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Corsham 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Royal Wootton Bassett 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Melksham 10 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Devizes 11 mi south, about 18 min by car
- Swindon 13 mi east, about 21 min by car
- Trowbridge 14 mi southwest, about 23 min by car
- Bath 15 mi southwest, about 24 min by car
- Yate 15 mi west, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Street-level photo, RyanBush, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris_debian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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