Collingbourne Ducis is a small village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in the English county of Wiltshire in England. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Salisbury Plain is a Chalk Plateau in central southern England covering. 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 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 It is one of several villages on the River Bourne, which is a seasonal river usually dry in summer. The River Bourne is a River in the English county of Wiltshire, and a Tributary of the River Avon.

Contents 1 History 2 Local government 3 Location 4 See also 5 External links 6 Sources

History

From the Domesday Book we know Earl Harold held the manor, and in 1256 the village was named 'Collingbourne Earls', after the Lord of the Manor, the Earl of Leicester. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The title of Lord of the Manor arose in the English mediaeval system of Manorialism following the Norman Conquest. Lord Leicester redirects here You may be looking for Lord Leycester, the name of several things in and around Warwick, United Kingdom John of Gaunt inherited the manor, became the Duke of Lancaster, and the village was thus known as Collingbourne Ducis or Dukes. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third There were several Dukes of Lancaster in the 14th and early 15th Centuries

The Bourne Iron Works in the village was established by James Rawlings in the 1860s and made agricultural implements until the outbreak of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1882 the village was connected to the railway network, but lost its rail connection during the dismantling of the network in the 1960s when the Beeching report, 'The Reshaping of British Railways', was implemented. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In 1974 a Saxon cemetery of archeological significance was discovered in Cadley, and in 1998 a Saxon settlement was found in Saunders Meadow during the construction of a housing estate. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Surrounded by agricultural land and army ranges, many of the population now commute to city jobs.

Local government

Collingbourne Ducis is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. See also Kennett Square Pennsylvania, which is completely unrelated to this District Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 849.

Location

Position: grid reference SU240537

Nearby towns and cities: Andover, Marlborough, Devizes, Hungerford, Salisbury

Nearby villages: Collingbourne Kingston, Ludgershall, Tidworth, Everleigh

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

External links

• Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council website
• St. Andrew's Church website

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Collingbourne Ducis, retrieved 18:15 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)
• Kennet District Council Website page on Collingbourne Ducis Parish, retrieved 18:15 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18 Marlborough ( IPA /ˈmɔːlbrə/ " Maul bruh" is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom For other uses see Hungerford (disambiguation Hungerford is a Market town and Civil parish in Berkshire, Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Collingbourne Kingston is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire in England. Ludgershall is a borough 16 miles north east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, at grid SU264509 Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing Civilian population Everleigh is a Hamlet and Civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. This is a list of cities towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England This is a list of Civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county.

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