Wilsford, Vale of Pewsey
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| Wilsford | |
| Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Houses, Wilsford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU100572 |
| Location: | 51°18’50"N, 1°51’29"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 51 (2001) |
| Post town: | Pewsey |
| Postcode: | SN9 |
| Dialling code: | 01672 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wiltshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Devizes |
Wilsford is a small village in the Vale of Pewsey in northern Wiltshire, about four miles south-west of Pewsey.
The Salisbury Avon forms part of the northern boundary of the parish. To the south, beyond the A342 from Devizes to Upavon, the parish extends onto Salisbury Plain.
About the village
The 13th-century Church of England parish church of St Nicholas is Grade II* listed.[1]
A school was built in 1848 and educated children of all ages until 1934. The building was demolished after the school closed in 1965; the nearest primary school is at Rushall.[2]
Archaeology
To the west of the village is a henge enclosure known as Wilsford Henge, although it can only be seen as a cropmark in aerial photographs.[3] Excavations of the henge began in 2015.[4]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1320070: Church of St Nicholas
- ↑ A History of the County of Wiltshire - Volume pp 204-214: {{{2}}} (Victoria County History) – [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol10/pp204-214 Parishes: Wilsford}}
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1002029 – Wilsford Henge
- ↑ "Archaeologists unearth a skeleton in a Bronze Age burial at the Wilsford Henge excavation near Marden". Marlborough News. 22 July 2015. http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/news/all-the-news/4550-archaeologists-unearth-a-skeleton-in-a-bronze-age-burial-at-the-wilsford-henge-excavation-near-marden.