Biddestone in the Cotswolds
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Biddestone is a village and
civil parish in northwest
Wiltshire , England, about 3 miles (5 km) west of
Chippenham and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of
Corsham . The parish includes the smaller settlement of
Slaughterford .
The Bybrook River forms the western boundary of the parish, while the northern boundary follows approximately the Bristol to Chippenham road, now the A420 .
Biddestone War Memorial © geograph.org.uk - Doug Lee/cc-by-sa-2.0
The parish is just inside the eastern boundary of the
Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Sites of Special Scientific Interest include
Honeybrook Farm and
Colerne Park and Monk’s Wood , both near Slaughterford.
A settlement at
Bedestone , with four households, was recorded in
Domesday Book in 1086. The Manor House (at the south-east entrance to the village, Grade II* listed) and Manor Farmhouse are from the 17th century, as are Pool Farmhouse and Elm Cottage (both south of the village green). Willow House, north of the green, is dated 1730, a three-storey house with a formal five-bay south front.
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Biddestone & Slaughterford Parish Council and
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