Population 412 (in 2011) Civil parish Wylye Ceremonial county Wiltshire Local time Thursday 4:19 PM Postcode district BA12 | OS grid reference SU008377 Unitary authority Region South West Dialling code 01985 | |
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Wylye is a village and civil parish on the River Wylye in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 9.5 miles (15 km) northwest of Salisbury and a similar distance southeast of Warminster.
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Map of Wylye, Warminster, UK
The civil parish includes the hamlet of Deptford, formerly a separate manor. Today Deptford is the junction of two primary roads, the A303 (London to the southwest) and the A36 (Southampton to Bristol). In 1934 half of Fisherton parish was added to Wylye, including the small village of Fisherton Delamere.
Amenities
The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin is Grade II* listed. The church has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1846 to designs by T.H. Wyatt and D. Brandon.
A Congregational chapel was built in Wylye village in 1860 and closed in 2001.
There is no school in the parish; the nearest primary school is at Codford. A National School was built near the church in 1873, superseding an earlier building. In 1938 children aged 11 and over were transferred to Wilton and the school closed in 1973 owing to the small number of pupils.
The parish has a village hall.
Railway
The Salisbury branch line was built through the Wyle valley in 1856 by the Great Western Railway, passing close to the south of Wylye village. Wylye station was sited where the railway crossed the road to Dinton. The station was closed in 1955 when local passenger services were withdrawn; the line continues in use as part of the Wessex Main Line.
Notable residents
W. H. Allen (1863-1943), landscape watercolour artist, lived in the parish from 1932. Michael Dobbs (born 1948), Baron Dobbs of Wylye, Conservative politician and author, lives in the parish.