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Welcome to the Hankerton Village Website.
Hankerton or as it was called in ancient times Hanekington, once belonged to the Abbey of Malmesbury. It is about 3 miles east of Malmesbury 10 miles west of Swindon. The village has about 100 homes and a population of approximately 250 people, a dairy farm, an Aberdeen Angus beef farm and an arable farm. We have a local car repair business, a Lifestyle beauty business and a fabric and soft furnishing business.
News: Hankerton History Group exhibit
The 12th century Holy Cross church is the centre piece of the village and is in a lovely open setti surrounded by fields and a few homes. The village green is situated between the Old School House and the Old Vicarage all forming the centre of the original village. The village also has Cloatley Ma and Cloatley Meadows to the East. The Meadows form part of 100 or so acres of the Wiltshire Wild trust and has many rare plants for all to enjoy. There is much history within the village and a History Group takes an active interest in explorin uncovering and generally bring to life the tales a 'goings on' of past. Much work has been done latel by the group, researching the headstones and those remembered from the wars gone by... join them at their next meeting to learn more.
contact : David Preston
Tel : 01666 577813
Email : hankertonvillage@aol.com