plain bowl, is 12th-century. One of the four bells was cast at the Salisbury foundry c.1499. Today the parish is within the area of the Bourne Valley group, alongside five neighbouring rural parishes. The five-bay former rectory, uphill from the church, was built for Reverend John Akins in 1778, in Flemish brick on a stone plinth. A redbrick Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the High Street in 1877; it closed in 1981. Notable buildings Wilbury House is an 18th-century house designed by William Benson. It has been designated a Grade I listed building. A combined summer house and ice house in the grounds, from the same date, is designated Grade II*. West Farmhouse, at the north end of the village, is a flint and limestone building from the 17th century which incorporates part of a 15th-century house. At the south end, Manor Farm is from the late 18th century. Railways In 1857 the London and South Western Railway company opened a line from Andover to Milford station at Salisbury, which crosses the parish south-east of Newton Tony village, parallel to the Port Way. The railway remains in use as part of the West of England Main Line; the nearest station is Grateley, some east of Newton Tony village. The Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway, opened in 1902, connected with the main line to the east of the village. It carried largely military goods and passengers to Amesbury, extending later to Bulford, Larkhill and Rollestone. There was a station with two platforms, a goods siding and cattle yard west of Newton Tony, to the south of the Allington road. The line closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1963, after which the track was dismantled. Amenities Newton Tony C of E Primary School serves the village and neighbouring communities. It was opened in the 1950s on the same site as a national school built in 1857, which was destroyed by fire. Land for the school had been given by Sir Alexander Malet. The village has a recreation ground and a village hall. The village pub, the Malet Arms, is in a building from the early 18th century. RSPB nature reserve The RSPB bought Manor farm in 2005 and manage it as RSPB Winterbourne Downs for the benefit of farmland wildlife, especially the stone curlew. Some fields continue to be grazed by livestock, while over have been returned