All about Oare

Oare is a small village in Wiltshire, England, located on the A345 between Marlborough and Pewsey, just north of Salisbury Plain. 

The village is within the parish of Huish with Oare and lies within the Devizes Parliamentary Constituency

On the Northern edge of the village is Rainscombe Park, located in the valley between Oare Hill and Martinsell Hill, the annual location for the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally.

Oare House on the Western edge of the village opens its gardens twice annually through the National Garden Scheme. The house, built in c.1740, was largely remodeled in the early 1920s by Portmeirion architect Clough Williams Ellis and is also famed for its ultra-modern I.M. Pei designed summer house.

The area is also popular with walkers particularly those visiting Martinsell Hill and the surrounding countryside.

The village has a Church, Primary School and Village Hall and benefits from a regular bus service connecting Oare with Marlborough and Swindon to the north and Pewsey and Salisbury to the south. A fast train service to London and the West goes from Pewsey Station.

Oare Village Hall

A modern, flexible community hall available for hire.


Perfect for parties, meetings, exercise classes and other social functions, Oare Village Hall is also used by local groups such as the kids playgroup, yoga and Farming Club and is the parish polling station at election time.


Recently refurbished with an excellent new kitchen and catering facilities and a new insulated suspended ceiling in the main hall with dimmable LED lighting.


Hire charges start at £15 per hour.


Facilities

 

  • Capacity: 60 seated, 100 standing.
  • Main hall; 20+ trestle tables; 60 chairs + children’s tables and chairs.
  • Fully fitted kitchen with two ovens, hob, microwave, fridge + tableware for 60 people. Extensive glassware – pint, half-pint, wine and champagne glasses etc.
  • Kitchen features mobile bar/serving unit.

 

HIRE THE HALL

Our school

Oare has a happy and vibrant school, led by Ms Michelle Perrett and her team.


In 2015 Oare C of E Primary became an academy school, joining nearby Burbage, Easton Royal and Ogbourne primaries and St John's, Marlborough within the Excalibur Academy Trust (EAT). St Katharine's and Great Bedwyn C of E Primary School have since joined the trust too.


Priding itself on being a friendly, family school that gives every child the best possible start to their education, Oare follows the New National Curriculum and boasts a busy programme of sporting and other extra-curricular activities. 


Find out more about Oare School

Churches of Oare and Huish

Holy Trinity, Oare, was built in 1856/58 through the efforts of Mrs Goodman, widow of Reverend Maurice Hillier Goodman, in his memory. He was the owner of Oare House and Vicar of Wilcot for many years and had wanted to establish a church in Oare as he felt it was a hardship for the elderly and children to have to walk to Huish or Wilcot for a service.

The church is built of brick of several colours in the Romanesque style, round-arched with an apse. It was originally a Chapel-of-Ease to Wilcot church.

In 1922 the Benefice of Huish-with-Oare was created and in 1951 the Vicar of Wilcot became Rector of Huish and Oare.

St Nicholas, in Huish, is 13th century in origin and is closely linked with Wilcot and Oare. It was probably neglected in the 16th century and was refurbished in 1609. In 1672 it fell into disrepair and needed complete rebuilding in 1751.

The present church is shorter and dates from 1785. Archaeo-logical work has exposed an aisle chapel and other parts of the original building.