Barford St Martin Parish
Council
within the Nadder
ward of Salisbury District Council
This
Website updated on 1st October 2007
Barford St.Martin
is a small, picturesque village in South
Wiltshire located 2 miles from Wilton, the
ancient capital of Wessex and some 13 miles from
Shaftesbury. It is located on the junction of the
A30 and the B3089. It is within the Cranborne
Chase and
West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty. The river Nadder runs through the village
and Barford is known as one of the Nadder valley
villages. Its history can be traced back to the
11th Century and there was reference to Barford
in the Domesday Book compiled in 1085/1086.
Click here for a Short History of
Barford St Martin
and here for details of Barford's
Historical Society.
It has 467 adult residents and
boasts a school, a church, a pub and a petrol
station. It also has a farm shop and a small
landscape gardening company. Much of the
surrounding farm land is owned by the Wilton
Estate. Barford has an active Parish Council who
are determined to improve facilities and the
visual appearance of the village. The school is
controlled by a Board of Governors and has 46
pupils. St Martin's Church is overseen by a Parochial
Church Council and the vicar has responsibility
for three other parishes close by.
Click here for a short resumé of
the school.
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