Population 43 (in 2011) Civil parish Huish Region South West Local time Thursday 7:10 AM Ceremonial county Wiltshire UK parliament constituency Devizes | OS grid reference SU145635 Unitary authority Country England Dialling code 01672 Post town Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
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Huish is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Pewsey and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Marlborough. It is on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.
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Map of Huish, UK
Huish is known for its "heart", the wooden outline for a heart near Huish Hill with planted flowers in it. This makes the heart a geoglyph, but not quite a hill figure like the many surrounding "white horses" such as the Marlborough White Horse.
Local government
Although a civil parish in its own right, Huish elects a joint parish council with the larger neighbouring parish of Wilcot. The full name of the council is 'Wilcot and Huish (with Oare)'.
Huish falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions, and is represented there by Paul Oatway who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013.
Demography
The total of residents reached a high of 133 in 1841 and again in 1861 (having slightly fallen in 1851), before reaching a low of 30 in 1971.