Kingsdown is a hamlet in the civil parish of Box, Wiltshire, England. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of Box village and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Bathford, across the county border in Somerset.
| Kingsdown | |
|---|---|
 The Swan, Kingsdown (2008) | |
  Kingsdown Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | ST810670 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CORSHAM |
| Postcode district | SN13 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
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At the top of Doctor's Hill, Kingsdown House is a three-storey ashlar house from the early 18th century; its formal front with parapet and corner urns was embellished in the 19th century with a Corinthian porch and a roof-height clock.[1] There was a private asylum here from the 17th century to the mid-20th,[2] latterly called Kingsdown Nursing Home.[3] The house and its adjacent 19th-century buildings are now in residential use.[4][5]
A Methodist chapel was built in 1869 and rebuilt in 1926. By 2003 it was a private house.[6]
There is a pub, the Swan Inn. Kingsdown Golf Course is on higher ground to the east of the hamlet.
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Nos 1 and 2 Kingsdown House (1181591)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.
- ^ "Inside Box Mad House". Box People and Places. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "No 3 Kingsdown House (1022797)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "No 7 Kingsdown House (1181608)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Methodist Chapel, Kingsdown, Box". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
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Media related to Kingsdown, Box at Wikimedia Commons
- "Box". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- The Swan Inn – Box People and Places, 2018
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