Sandridge, Wiltshire

Sandridge is a dispersed rural community to the east of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Melksham Without.

Sandridge
Former Church of England School
Sandridge is located in Wiltshire
Sandridge
Sandridge
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceST9364
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMelksham
Postcode districtSN12
Post townChippenham
Postcode districtSN15
Dialling code01225
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

An Ordnance Survey map of 1961 names a settlement at Sandridge Hill, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Melksham, and a hamlet of Sandridge, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) to the north;[1] as of 2015 these names are no longer in gazetteers and Sandridge refers to a wider area along the A3102, with Sandridge Common identified on road signs near Melksham.

A National School was built in 1873 at Sandridge Common, on land given by Ralph Ludlow Lopes[2] and educated children of all ages until 1953;[3] around that time it became known as Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School. In 2015, to cater for the eastward expansion of Melksham, the school moved to a new building on the outskirts of the town.[4]

Sandridge Park

Sandridge Park (not to be confused with Sandridge Park, Devon) is an ashlar-faced country house which stands in parkland north of the A3102, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Melksham.[5] The two-storey house was built between 1856 and 1859 for Henry Lopes.[6] After being used for a time as a hotel, it was sold in 2018 as an eight-bedroom house for £2.8m.[7]

The former coach house and stables of the same date, now converted into a house, is Grade II listed.[8] Further uphill on the other side of the road is Sandridge Tower, a former folly belonging to Sandridge Park, also now a house. Built in ashlar in the late 19th century, its four storeys are topped by a battlemented parapet.[9]

References
  1. "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST96". National Library of Scotland. 1961. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. Yilmaz, Tanya (8 October 2015). "Nostalgic memories for past and present pupils as Forest and Sandridge celebrates 140 years". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Forest & Sandridge C. of E. Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. Yilmaz, Tanya (23 September 2015). "Top marks as new Melksham school opens its doors". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.
  6. "Sandridge Common, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 8 bed detached house". Knight Frank. OnTheMarket. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. "Property details for Sandridgre Park House". Zoopla. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. Historic England. "The Old Coach House (1194747)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. Historic England. "Sandridge Tower (1021771)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  • "Melksham Without". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  • "Sandridge". Melksham Without Parish Council. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Media related to Sandridge, Wiltshire at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.