Ramsbury buildings [14]
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Ramsbury buildings [14]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 14 Mar 2020
Now converted into flats and apartments, this attractive schoolroom and attached house were Ramsbury Girl's School. Built in 1855 the school continued in use until 1926 when the girls joined the Board School. Listeed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1365449 Ramsbury lies in fertile farming land in the valley of the River Kennet. The site has been occupied since at least the Iron Age and there are several Roman villas. There was a bishopric of Ramsbury, established by 909 and ended in 1075 when it was included in the bishopric of Salisbury. Until 1744 when the present A4 road was turnpiked, the road through the village was part of the main route from London to Bristol.
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51.44318
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-1.606144