Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Swindon.[2] He was a cousin of John Evelyn's wife, and the diarist visited him at Broad Hinton in 1654, noting that he was living in the manor's gatehouse because he had burnt down his home to prevent the Roundheads setting up a garrison there during the Civil War.In 1709 a later John Glanville sold the manor to Thomas Bennet, from whom it descended via the female line through the Legh, Keck and Calley families.In 1843 a pulpit, desk and stalls were designed for the church by the architect William Hinton Campbell;[citation needed] it is not known if these were ever made and, if so, whether they survive.The monument to John's great-great-grandson, Sir William Wroughton (died 1559), is early Elizabethan, canopied, and shows influence of the previous Perpendicular Gothic style.[5] His monument at Broad Hinton is a standing alabaster statue, wearing armour and holding the metal staff of a standard.Broad Hinton has an Italian restaurant, La Strada,[6] and The Crown Inn, controlled by Arkell's Brewery of Swindon.