Rockley, Wiltshire
History
Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a relatively large settlement of 71 households at Ocheborne, corresponding to the later manors of St Andrew and St George. Ogbourne Priory was a dependency of Bec Abbey in Normandy from the 12th century until the early 15th; there may have been a priory building in the 13th century but later the priory existed only as a legal name for the administration of the Bec estates in England.
Parish church
The Anglican Church of St Andrew has 12th-century origins and work from that century survives in the north door (with chevron hoodmould) and details of the arcades; the piscina at the south side is a re-used capital. The chancel (with south door) was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century the west tower was inserted, and the church was re-roofed and the clerestory added.
The tower has a ring of five bells including a tenor cast c.1450. The church was restored by William Butterfield in 1847–49 and was recorded as Grade I listed in 1958. Today the parish is part of the Ridgeway Benefice which also covers Ogbourne St George and Chiseldon.
In the churchyard there is a round barrow, excavated in 1880 by Henry Cunnington.
Other buildings
Rockley had a chapel of ease in the 13th century, dedicated to St Leonard; it was demolished in the 16th century. A new chapel of All Saints was built in 1872 and closed in 1961.
Rockley Manor dates from the 18th century and is Grade II* listed.
Former railway
The Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway was built through the Og valley in 1881. Ogbourne station was at Ogbourne St George; a siding at Ogbourne St Andrew was used by the nearby horse stables. The line was closed in 1961.
Amenities
Local primary-level children usually go to the school in Ogbourne St George or to Marlborough.
References
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Ogbourne in the Domesday Book
- ^ Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth (eds.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 3. Alien houses: Priory of Ogbourne". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "St Andrew, Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew (1033854)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Ogbourne St Andrew". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Church of St. Andrew, Ogbourne St. Andrew". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ The Modern Antiquarian.com | UK | Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow (Round Barrow(s))
- ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 12 pp138-151 – Parishes: Ogbourne St. Andrew". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rockley Manor (1033851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Ogbourne St Andrew at Wikimedia Commons
- Ogbourne St Andrew Parish Council
- Parish history group
- "Ogbourne St. Andrew". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 March 2015.