ABSOLUTELYFINALPLAN1stJune09 AW.pdf - Biddestone Village

Biddestone & Slaughterford TodayThe small rural parish of Biddestone withSlaughterford lies between three and five miles tothe west of Chippenham. It had a population of 523at the 2001 census. It consists of two settlements,surrounded by farmland, each with its own veryindividual character. The parish is in North WestWiltshire, between the A4 and A420 roads. The ByBrook River, lying in a deep-wooded valley, formsits western boundary.Views of BiddestoneThe parish, with many listed buildings, is aConservation Area and lies within the CotswoldArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty. One of thefarms has a noted Site of Specific Scientific Interest(SSSI). Slaughterford is on the EnvironmentAgency map as lying in a flood plain.BiddestoneBiddestone has a duck pond and a village greensurrounded by predominantly eighteenth centuryGrade II Listed houses and cottages.Several more listed buildings are to be found closeto the Saxon/Norman church of St. Nicholas andbeyond that near the ancient Butts. This opengrassy space is surrounded by twentieth centurydwellings built on the old Tinings and Challows andforms the western edge of the village. Biddestonewas recently described as the “quintessentialEnglish village”.Biddestone & Slaughterford Parish Plan8