Atworth is a village and civil parish in the West Wiltshire district of Wiltshire, England. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The District Council West Wiltshire District Council has forty-four members all elected together for a four-year term of office Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,280. The village is about three miles north-west of Melksham, and nine miles east from Bath. Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol.
- Film industry
In the early 21st century, Atworth parish attracted the attention of the film industry. The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking i On the southern skirts, the house and grounds of Great Chalfield Manor were used for location filming of the 2008 film version of the historical novel, The Other Boleyn Girl, and some scenes of the 2008 BBC Television adaptation of Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Great Chalfield Manor is an English country house near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. The Other Boleyn Girl is a Historical fiction novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a Novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891 [1]
Extracted from "www. atworth. org. uk" with the permission of webmaster (KA Spencer):
Atworth village is situated in the west of the county of Wiltshire, between the towns of Chippenham and Melksham which are to its east, and the magnificent Georgian City of Bath, in the county of Somerset, to its west. The village has a post office, garage, swimming pool, village school, park with tennis court and many beautiful walks. With a population of about 1300, it lies along the A365, the road passing east from Box to Melksham. Although Atworth nestles in a rather idyllic rural setting, it is within easy reach of the Wiltshire market towns of Devizes, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon, Westbury, Warminster & Frome. The M4 motorway can be accessed eastwards via the A350 just north of Chippenham, or westwards for Bristol and Cardiff via the A4 and A46 north of Bath.
Historical Notes (with acknowledgement to David Webb)
The famous mapmaker and cartographer John Speed (1552 - 1629) shows Atworth on his maps of Wiltshire. However, it appears with the name "Atford". Later, in 1773, the mapmakers Andrews and Drury, published a map of Wiltshire in which Atworth appeared as both "Atford" and as "Attworth". The "At" component of the name has been associated with the word "oat", which may imply a role in the service of grain markets of the time. By the time the Ordnance Survey produced its first maps in the early 19th century, the name "Atworth" was almost exclusively used as the name for the village.
References
- ^ Behind the scenes. National Trust. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom
External links
- http://www.atworth.org.uk
- http://www.atworth-village-online.org.uk/ Atworth Village Online
- Behind the scenes gallery – images of Great Chalfield Manor and Lacock Abbey from the 2008 film, The Other Boleyn Girl , National Trust
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