the National Trust in 1937; they provide a small car-park and describe the site as a "prominent landmark with fine views". Winklebury Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest; other sites lie partly within the parish at Pincombe Down, Rotherley Downs and Win Green Down. The Cranborne Chase SSSI includes Chase Woods, in the south-east of the parish. Notable residents John Priaulx, rector in the 17th century, went on to become Archdeacon of Sarum. Other notable rectors include Peregrine Bingham from 1817, biographer and poet. Charlotte Grove (1773–1860), known for the diary she kept for much of her adult life, was the daughter of Thomas Grove of Ferne House and became the wife of the rector. Lieutenant General Sir Robert Jeremy "Robin" Ross, Commandant General Royal Marines from 1994 to 1996, has lived in the village since at least 2007, and in 2011 was a churchwarden. References External links Berwick St John village website Civil parishes in Wiltshire Villages in Wiltshire