Witherington

This article is about the settlement in Wiltshire. For the English painter, see William Frederick Witherington.

Witherington
Witherington Farm
Witherington Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU183248
Civil parish	Downton
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALISBURY
Postcode district	SP5
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Salisbury
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°01′19″N1°44′24″W / 51.022°N 1.740°W / 51.022; -1.740

Witherington is a small settlement in Wiltshire, England, in the extreme south-east of the county, a tithing of the civil parish of Downton.

Although surveyed in the Domesday Book in the 11th century, ^[1] it is now little more than one farm. The farmhouse, built about 1700, is a Grade II listed building. ^[2]

By 1147 there was probably a church at Witherington, dependent on Downton. As the population declined it was abandoned, probably in the 15th century. ^[3]

When civil parishes were created in 1897, the tithing was part of the parish of Standlynch with Charlton All Saints. This parish was united with Downton in 1934. ^[3]

See also

• HMS Witherington (D76)

References

1. Witherington in the Domesday Book
2. Historic England. "Witherington Farmhouse and attached cottage (1023910)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
3. Baggs, A.P.; Crittall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1987). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History - Wiltshire: Vol 11 pp19-77 – Parishes: Downton". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 20 July 2016.