Stanton Fitzwarren (Swindon)

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Locality
Coordinates 51.611417, -1.744836
Adm. div. Wiltshire
Vicinity c. 2 km NE of Swindon
Type Settlement
Interest Fulk Fitz-Warin name
Status Extant
First Record 1394
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Stanton Fitzwarren.
The Church of St Leonard at Stanton Fitzwarren / Peter Wood via Geograph. Licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-05. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-09-18.

Stanton Fitzwarren, a bit northeast of Swindon, is first recorded in Domesday Book (1086), where it occurs as 'Stantone'. The present form of the name is first recorded in 1394 ('Staunton Fitz Waryn'). The manor belonged to Fulk Fitz-Warin in 1196[1]

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