OS grid reference SU100572 Unitary authority Country England Dialling code 01672 Post town Pewsey | Civil parish Wilsford Region South West Local time Monday 8:06 PM Ceremonial county Wiltshire UK parliament constituency Devizes | |
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Population 51 (2001 census) "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (175 for Charlton St Peter and Wilsford, 2011) Weather 9°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Wilsford is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Pewsey.
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Map of Wilsford, Pewsey, UK
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.
Local government
Wilsford elects a joint parish council with nearby Charlton St Peter; the council is named Charlton and Wilsford. It falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Amenities
The 13th-century Church of England parish church of St Nicholas is Grade II* listed.
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.
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. Excavations of the henge began in 2015.