were rebuilt to designs by William Butterfield, who oversaw further restoration for the Goddard family in 1873–74. The organ installed in 1873 is by Eustace Ingram. In 1955 the church was designated a Grade I listed building. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, the German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture, described St. Peter's Church as "in a lovely position below a wooded stretch of the cliff". Pevsner and his wife are buried in the churchyard. The benefice was united with Tockenham in 1954 and today, with Broad Town and Hilmarton, is part of the Woodhill Benefice. RAF Clyffe Pypard RAF Clyffe Pypard was a Royal Air Force training satellite station about south of Royal Wootton Bassett, on high ground south of Clyffe Pypard village. The airfield opened in 1941 with grass runways about 1300 yards long and temporary accommodation under RAF Flying Training Command. It closed in 1947 but was used after this date by RAF Lyneham for accommodation and by the British Army for battle practice until 1961. The airfield is currently farmland with only a small number of buildings left standing. Based units No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF (EFTS) used the airfield for pilot training, flying the de Havilland Tiger Moth, with a satellite field at Alton Barnes. References External links Community website: Parish of Clyffe Pypard, Thickthorn and Preston Civil parishes in Wiltshire Villages in Wiltshire