Tidworth, United Kingdom
Tidworth is a town of 12,089 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Tidworth
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Sidbury Camp and Tedworth House.
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About Tidworth
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.
From the Wikipedia article Tidworth (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks3
Sidbury Camp
Monument and historic site · 2.0 mi
Hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
Atlantic Fish Bar
Fast food · Fish And Chips · 0.7 mi
416 Pennings Road, Tidworth
History
Evidence of prehistoric activity in the area is in the form of several sites with bowl barrows, including a group of seven; and an Iron Age hillfort at Sidbury Hill in the north of the parish.
The name Tidworth derives from the Old English tudaworð meaning 'Tuda's enclosure'.
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.
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.
On John Speed's maps of 1611 the villages are North Tudworth, belonging to Amesbury hundred in "Wilshire", and South Tudworth within 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.
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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. Extensive barracks were built in the early 20th century, largely in South Tidworth but spreading across the boundary to the north. From 1902 to 1963 there was a railway station at North Tidworth, connected to the main line by a branch from Ludgershall.
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. When the boundary between Wiltshire and Hampshire was redrawn in 1992, the entire town became part of Wiltshire, though remaining part of the Hampshire postal county. The two parts remained as separate civil parishes until 1 April 2004.
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.
From the History section of Tidworth on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Education
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.
The community is served by three primary schools and an infant school.
From the Wikipedia article Tidworth, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Tidworth
Ben Hunt-DavisBritish rowerPhoto: Ollie Harding from London, UK, CC BY 2.0
Charles MayerBritish actorPhoto: Olivia von Halle, Public domain
Tom HammickBritish artist (born 1963)Photo: Nmchaudhary, CC BY-SA 4.0- James BluntEnglish singer-songwriter (born 1974)
- Patrick Sanderscommmander of United Kingdom Strategic Command
- Kynaston StuddBritish cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London (1858-1944)
- Arthur Delmé-RadcliffeEnglish cricketer (1870-1950)
- Dilys HamlettBritish actress (1928-2002)
- Duggie FieldsBritish artist (1945–2021)
- Jonathan Hansleractor
- John McGrathEnglish footballer (born 1932)
- Bernard CoweyEnglish rugby union player (1911-1997)
Born in Tidworth, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Tidworth
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Getting there and nearby towns
Upavon Airfield (UPV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Thatcham 21 mi northeast, about 34 min by car
- Warminster 22 mi west, about 36 min by car
- Swindon 23 mi north, about 37 min by car
- Westbury 23 mi west, about 37 min by car
- Royal Wootton Bassett 24 mi northwest, about 38 min by car
- Southampton 25 mi southeast, about 41 min by car
- Basingstoke 25 mi east, about 40 min by car
- Tadley 25 mi east, about 39 min by car
- Verwood 26 mi south, about 42 min by car
- Wantage 27 mi north, about 43 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St Mary's, South Tidworth, Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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