Sevenhampton is a small village in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

, England

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, to the north-east of Swindon

Swindon

Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...

. It lies at the bottom of a valley, with fairly steep climbs out of the village in both directions.

The place-name 'Sevenhampton' is first attested in 1212 as 'Suvenhantone', and means "town of the dwellers at a locality called 'seven wells' or the like".

Sevenhampton is the resting place of James Bond

James Bond

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 author Ian Fleming

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, whose grave is marked by an obelisk in the churchyard. Also buried with him are his son Caspar and his widow Anne.

The village is not served by any public transport and is a two-mile walk from the nearest bus stop at South Marston

South Marston

South Marston is a village in north-east Wiltshire, England. The name Marston derives from the common English village name meaning marsh farm. It is part of the Borough of Swindon. Early in World War 2, a Ministry of Aircraft Production shadow factory and airfield were built for the Phillips &...

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Sevenhampton is also home to Swindon United Churches Cricket Club.

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