St Nicholas' Church, Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire

Address: Berwick Bassett, Nr Avebury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN4 9NQ
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A modest, simple and secluded church

Situated by a farmyard to the north of Avebury and near the Ridgeway, this modest church is essentially 14th-century in origin, although the font suggests an earlier structure.

The interior is light and simple; its nave is Medieval, as is the chancel, though rebuilt later in brick with the old window openings retained.

The low tower has a Victorian top and there is an pretty 15th-century screen inside the church.

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Road directions

8 miles north west of Marlborough, off A4361

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: Swindon (7.9 miles)

OS Reference No.

SU 098 736

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Useful information

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?

You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.







PDF iconWiltshire County Guide (PDF, 4.8mb)

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Wiltshire. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

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Community information for St Nicholas' Church, Berwick Bassett

 

All our Wiltshire churches are in CCT’s West region.

Useful local links 

Visit Wiltshire 

Wiltshire Web tourism website 

Family days out in Wiltshire 

Longleat Safari Park 

The Pump Room - Roman Baths 

The Jane Austen Centre 

Wiltshire Family History Society 

Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society 

A list of churches in Wiltshire 

Wiltshire is in the Diocese of Bristol and the Diocese of Salisbury

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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.

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St Nicholas' Church, Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire

Keyholder

If the access information for this church is listed as 'Keyholder nearby', this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.

Disabled access

Access to this church is via a narrow overgrown footpath.

Facilities

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.