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== Church ==
==Notable buildings==
The Old Manor House, built in the 14th century and later used as a [[rectory]], is [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1183551|desc=Old Manor House, Sutton Veny|access-date=24 May 2015}}</ref>
[[St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny|St Leonard's Church]] was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref name="IoE">{{cite web|title=Church of St. Leonard|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=313442|work=[[Images of England]]|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=6 October 2010}}</ref> The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries,<ref name="IoE"/> and underwent a major restoration in 1831. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church.<ref name="suttonveny">{{cite web|title=Churches|url=http://suttonveny.co.uk/Local_History/Churches/churches.html|publisher=Sutton Veny village website|accessdate=6 October 2010}}</ref> This was dedicated to [[St John the Evangelist]], designed by [[John Loughborough Pearson]] and built on higher ground {{convert|700|yd|m}} to the north west, opening in 1868.<ref name="suttonveny"/> Only the chancel of the old church remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel. It contains benefaction boards, a [[bier]], [[Baptismal font|font]], bell and memorials on the walls. The [[nave]], [[transept]]s and [[Crossing (architecture)|crossing]] are ruined.<ref name="cct"/> The church was declared redundant in 1970<ref name="IoE"/> and is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref name="cct">{{cite web|title=St Leonard, Sutton Veny|url=http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/st-leonard-sutton-veny/|publisher=[[Churches Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=6 October 2010}}</ref>


{{Main|St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny}}
The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist has an [[Office of Australian War Graves]] cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the [[First World War]], most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds.<ref>[http://suttonveny.co.uk/war-cemetery.html Sutton Veny Village Web Site]</ref>
St Leonard's Church was built in the 12th century. Subsidence caused this church to be abandoned and replaced in 1866-68 by a church dedicated to [[St John the Evangelist]] on higher ground {{convert|700|yd|m}} to the northwest. Only the chancel of the old church remains in usable condition and was used for a time as a mortuary chapel. St Leonard's is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St Leonard, Sutton Veny|url=http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/st-leonard-sutton-veny/|publisher=[[Churches Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=6 October 2010}}</ref>

St John's church was designed by [[John Loughborough Pearson|J.J. Pearson]] and is Grade I listed.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1036429|desc=Church of St John the Evangelist, Sutton Veny|access-date=24 May 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It has an [[Office of Australian War Graves|Australian War Graves]] cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the [[First World War]], most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sutton Veny|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=944|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Sutton Veny
Population734 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST898422
Civil parish
  • Sutton Veny
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
LandEngland
Sovereign stateVereinigtes Königreich
Post townWarminster
Postcode districtSN12
Dialling code01985
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitesuttonveny.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire

Sutton Veny is a village and civil parish situated in the Wylye Valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. 'Sutton' means 'south farmstead' in relation to Norton Bavant, one mile (1.6 km) to the north. 'Veny' may be a French family name or may describe the village's fenny situation.

The parish includes part of the village of Tytherington. In 1885 when the small parish of Pertwood was extinguished, its northern section was transferred to Sutton Veney.[2]

Governance

The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

The village is represented in parliament by Andrew Murrison and in Wiltshire Council by Fleur de Rhé-Philipe, both Conservatives.

Amenities

Sutton Veny and the small settlements around it are served by Sutton Veny CE Primary School.[3] The school was built in 1872 by J.L. Pearson[4] and catered for all ages until 1931, when older children were transferred to Warminster.[5]

The village hall is next to the school.[6] The village has a pub, the Woolpack.[7]

Sutton Veney is home to Heytesbury and Sutton Veny Cricket Club.[8]

Notable residents

Notable buildings

The Old Manor House, built in the 14th century and later used as a rectory, is Grade II* listed.[9]

Main article: St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny

St Leonard's Church was built in the 12th century. Subsidence caused this church to be abandoned and replaced in 1866-68 by a church dedicated to St John the Evangelist on higher ground 700 yards (640 m) to the northwest. Only the chancel of the old church remains in usable condition and was used for a time as a mortuary chapel. St Leonard's is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[10]

St John's church was designed by J.J. Pearson and is Grade I listed.[11] It has an Australian War Graves cemetery, where 127 men of the Australian Military Forces were buried during the First World War, most dying in local hospitals of disease or from wounds.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 8 pp58-61 - Pertwood". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ Sutton Veny CE Primary School
  4. ^ Historic England. "Sutton Veny County Primary School (1183645)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Sutton Veny Church of England School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Sutton Veny Village Hall". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. ^ "The Woolpack". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Heytesbury and Sutton Veny Cricket Club". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Old Manor House, Sutton Veny (1183551)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. ^ "St Leonard, Sutton Veny". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist, Sutton Veny (1036429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sutton Veny". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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