Hinton Parva, Wiltshire

Hinton Parva, also known as Little Hinton, is a village in the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. Hinton Parva was a separate parish until 1934, and is now in the civil parish of Bishopstone.

Hinton Parva
Hinton Parva Village Hall
Hinton Parva Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU232832
Civil parish	Bishopstone and Hinton Parva[1]
Unitary authority	Swindon
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swindon
Postcode district	SN4
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Swindon
Website	bishopstoneandhintonparva.org//

Parts of the village were taken over by the War Department during World War II in 1943 to store tanks.

The Norman parish church of St Swithun is a Grade I listed building.[2] An area around the church was designated a conservation area in 1990.[3]

References

1. https://bishopstoneandhintonparva.org/
2. Historic England. "Church of St Swithun (11023270)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. "Hinton Parva: Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2010.

Sources & further reading

• A.P. Baggs, Jane Freeman, Janet H. Stevenson (1980). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11: Downton hundred; Elstub and Everleigh hundred. pp. 159–165.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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