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Population
  
1,271 (in 2011)

Unitary authority
  
Wiltshire

Country
  
England

Dialling code
  
01794

Post town
  
Salisbury

OS grid reference
  
SU257188

Region
  
South West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Ceremonial county
  
Wiltshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Salisbury

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Landford is a village and civil parish 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. To the south and east of the parish is the county of Hampshire and the New Forest National Park.

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Map of Landford, Salisbury, UK

The village has a primary school, a public house (the Landford Poacher), a village shop and post office. The village used to have a bakery but it closed in 2007.

Nearby Landford Bog and Landford Heath are biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Notable people

  • Nigel Anderson (1920-2008), soldier, landowner, chairman of Wiltshire County Council and High Sheriff of Wiltshire.
  • Notable buildings

    The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is Grade II* listed and was built in 1858 to designs by the Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield.

    Landford Manor dates from the 17th century and is Grade II* listed.

    References

    Landford Wikipedia