The village of tynehame has been deserted for over 60 years. The present day parish of lyneham lies in the north of the county of wiltshire and is made up of the villages of bradenstoke and lyneham and the outlying hamlet of preston. Bowds lane closure on 31st march 20 for essential maintenance for 1 day read more. If you are reading this page using a screenreader, we support aria landmarks for quick navigation too. Taken over by the army in 1943 so the area could be used by the military. According to the history books, they called allsop the mad doctor. Two hamlets, preston and thickthorn with few houses, lie to the east of lyneham. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of lyneham, the chippenham area and wiltshire. The reading room was built in 1884 by the lansdowne family and extended in 1979. This page is one of 261 pages covering every community in wiltshire, and is provided by wiltshire council libraries and heritage. British library newspaper records library holds 14 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles.
At the final raf lyneham parade i commented to several station commanders that it was a pity that there was no affordable item of memorabilia to recognise the history of air transport in wiltshire. We have indian, american diner on the way and chinese take away together convenience stores and cafe. There is a pharmacy and village hall that hosts various craft fairs etc. The village cross 12m north of st marys church at bradenstoke survives well and is a good, almost complete example.
Lyneham, midway between swindon and chippenham, is the home of raf transport command, a fact it is difficult to forget if you live in the area. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Lyneham is a village and civil parish about 5 miles 8 km southwest of chipping norton, oxfordshire. The hunting lodge with its tudor restaurant tea rooms and secluded garden, has built an international reputation for fine traditional cooking. Before that it was an idyllic countryside village, located only a couple of miles from the sea and the delightfully picturesque worbarrow bay. There are times when the skies seem full of lumbering, unwieldy hercules aircraft which, like the bumblebee, appear to fly in direct contradiction to the laws of nature. Lawrence, a village and a parish, in the union of calne, hundred of kingsbridge, chippenham and calne, and n. Ambra books wiltshire history, topography and genealogy.
The village is on the a3102 road between calne and wootton bassett. Between lyneham and bradenstoke is a substantial park home site lillybrook of over 120 homes. It is foxhams village hall and also houses its subpost office which is open on a thursday morning. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not. Overton, wiltshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
The cover of down poulshot the twentieth century saw huge upheaval in peoples lives. Lynehams very own village website is one of twelve contenders in the village web site of the year 2003 competition. But the remains of the village are open to the public today. Family history lyneham base, wiltshire or nationwide.
Lyneham or lineham, a village and a parish in wiltshire. Lyneham, or lineham, a village and a parish in cricklade district, wilts. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. It is located in the south hams on the a379 plymouth to kingsbridge road and is about 8 miles km from plymouth. In 1934 a methodist chapel, gaisford memorial methodist chapel, was built in the centre of lyneham village. Geograph britain and ireland is a webbased project to collect and reference geographically representative images of every square kilometre of the british isles. Royal air force lyneham otherwise known as raf lyneham was a royal air force station located 6. It is located in the union of marlborough, partly in the hundred of elstub and everley, but chiefly in that of selkley, marlborough and ramsbury.
Wiltshire victoria county history the wiltshire victoria county history is an encyclopaedic history of the county of wiltshire in england. After the decline of the cement industry, wouldham gradually began to turn into the village that you see today, which show little evidence of the previous industry that dominated the village before. The following winter was a very cold and snowy one and the road up from the village of crosscombe was blocked for some three months. Book lore lyneham is located next to the popular tilleys cafe in the inner north suburb of lyneham, canberra. A truly comprehensive collection of family research sites. They say he bellowed instructions to the men cutting the chalk from where he stood below the downs in the town of cherhill. Lyneham, oxfordshire genealogy heraldry and history. But the promise to return it to the residents after the war was never honoured. Lilitu, our owner, has over 30 years of experience with witchcraft, magic, spell crafting, crystals and healing, and can provide sound advice in many areas. Raf lyneham was the royal air forces principal transport hub, operating the modern lockheed martin cj hercules, and the ageing, but very adaptable, lo. History of lyneham in north wiltshire map and description. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day.
The considerable wear on the steps is an illustration of the extent of its use over this time. It is bounded to the southwest by the river evenlode, to the southeast by the a361 road linking chipping norton and burford, and on other sides by field boundaries. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. It forms part of the overall victoria county history of england. Chippenham historic photos and maps of chippenham area. Nov 3, 2016 lyneham village online about us clipart best clipart best stay safe and healthy. Weve been talking to lyneham wiltshire and beyonds webmaster andy humm about the success of his site. Ssq was an old building not too far from the airfield. This website has been built as an attempt to retain the history which may otherwise become forgotten over time. Michaels, a village in marlborough district, and a parish partly also in pewsey district in the county of wiltshire wilts. The parish comprises the township of west overton and the. The village of tyneham and 7,500 acres of surrounding heathland and chalk down land were commandeered just before the christmas of 1943 by the ministry of defence or war office as it was known then. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of lyneham base, the chippenham area and wiltshire. The station was the home of all the lockheed c hercules transport aircraft of the royal air force before they were relocated to raf brize norton.
Median sales prices for lyneham act 2602 graphs and tables are produced from data provided by the act government. There is also an interesting display about the history of raf lyneham,well worth a visit. Village cross 12m north of st marys church is a scheduled monument in lyneham and bradenstoke, wiltshire, england. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes.
Originally the hamlet of west tockenham was part of the parish but in the 1960s it was proposed that it became part of the parish of tockenham. Patrick wright has taken the history and myth of the requisitioned village of tyneham in dorset as his central theme in this book but has created a work that covers a much wider. Although it has been moved it still holds a central position in the village in which it has stood for many centuries. A village in the heart of dorset, a short way from the sea. The 10 best cheap things to do in lyneham tripadvisor. Upcoming events, tickets, information, and maps for lyneham village hall in chippenham from, the uks biggest entertainment website. The most poignant time in the tynehams history began in towards the end of 1943. Tyneham village a brief history of tyneham the history of tyneham dates all the way back to the time of william the conqueror who gave parcels of land to his brother, the earl of mortain. A project to provide a fuller picture of each community is in progress, working on the larger communities first. One of dorsets most interesting tourist destinations is a tiny deserted village called tyneham. Now a new book, down poulshot, records how those changes affected rural life in one wiltshire village. Mod lyneham is a ministry of defence site located north east of. Village cross 12m north of st marys church, lyneham and.
At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,923, falling to 1,677 at the 2011 census. Lyneham photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. I remeber arriving at raf lyneham for the first time in 1961, straight from trade training at raf freckleton. Wiltshire history, topography and genealogy antiquarian and secondhand books this is a selection from my stock. The 2011 census recorded the parishs population as 153. Find ancestors born in or around chippenham, wiltshire, nationwide plus military records or trace war graves. Lyneham photos, maps, books, memories of chippenham and. Lyneham is a large village in north wiltshire, england, within the civil parish of lyneham and bradenstoke, and situated 4 miles 6. Lyneham base photos, maps, books, memories of chippenham. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history images search.