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词条 Stanton St Quintin
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  1. History

  2. Local government

  3. Amenities

  4. Military connections

  5. References

  6. External links

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|official_name= Stanton St Quintin
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|static_image_caption= The main road, Stanton St Quintin
|coordinates = {{coord|51.518|-2.136|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= ST907799
|label_position= bottom
|population= 851
|population_ref= (in 2011)[1]
|civil_parish=
|unitary_england= Wiltshire
|lieutenancy_england= Wiltshire
|region= South West England
|country= England
|post_town= Chippenham
|postcode_district= SN14
|postcode_area= SN
|dial_code= 01666
|constituency_westminster= North Wiltshire
|website= Village site
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Stanton St Quintin is a small village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in England. It is about {{convert|4|mi|km}} north of Chippenham and {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of Malmesbury. The parish includes the hamlets of Lower Stanton St Quintin, {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} to the northeast on the A429 road, and Clanville.

History

A Roman villa site was found at Stanton Park in the west of the parish, about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of the Fosse Way.[2]

The St Quintin suffix is from the surname of a 13th-century lord of the manor.[3]

In 1971 the M4 motorway was built near to the southern boundary of the parish.

Local government

The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Amenities

There is a village hall and a primary school.[4]

The Anglican Church of St Giles is Grade II* listed.[5][6] It dates from the 12th century; in 1888 the chancel was rebuilt by C.E. Ponting and nave windows by Christopher Whall were installed.

Stanton St. Quintin Quarry and Motorway Cutting is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Military connections

{{Main|Hullavington Airfield}}

The southern part of Hullavington Airfield (formerly RAF Hullavington) is in the parish, along with the associated barracks which were renamed Buckley Barracks in 2003.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Wiltshire Community History - Census|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?item=Stanton%20St.%20Quintin|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=8 May 2015}}
2. ^{{cite PastScape |mnumber=208219 |mname=Site of a Roman Villa in Stanton Wood Park|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 14 pp212-221 - Parishes: Stanton St Quintin|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol14/pp212-221|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Stanton St Quintin Primary School|url=http://www.stantonschool.net/|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
5. ^{{National Heritage List for England|num=1200437|desc=Church of St Giles, Stanton St Quintin|access-date=9 May 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Church of St. Giles, Stanton St. Quintin|url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1027|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|accessdate=9 May 2015}}

External links

{{Commons category inline|Stanton St Quintin}}{{Wiltshire-geo-stub}}

2 : Villages in Wiltshire|Civil parishes in Wiltshire

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