Ramsbury
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Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In the Census 2001, the parish had a population of 3257.
Local government
Ramsbury is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.Location
Ramsbury is located in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire border.
Position: Grid reference
Nearby towns and cities: Hungerford, Marlborough, Newbury, Swindon
Nearby villages: Aldbourne, Baydon, Chilton Foliat, Lambourn
History
The earliest history of Ramsbury can be traced back to the Saxons who considered the site of such importance that a bishopric was created in AD 909.The village's notable residents have included Sir Francis Burdett, a radical whig politician, and his daughter Angela Burdett-Coutts. In 1837 Angela became the wealthiest woman in England when she inherited her grandfather's fortune. Over the next few years she gave most of this money away to good causes. By the time she died in 1906 Angela Burdett-Coutts had given away nearly three million pounds. Both lived in Ramsbury Manor, which was sold in the 1960s and is now home to Harry Hyams, the property tycoon who built Centre Point in London.
See also
Sources
- [Wiltshire County Council Website page on Ramsbury], retrieved 09:37 Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
- [Kennet District Council Website page on Ramsbury parish], retrieved 09:40 Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
- [Office for National Statistics Census Data on Ramsbury], retrieved 09:40 Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
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