Potterne
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Potterne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. The village is south of Devizes and lies on the A360 which links Devizes to Salisbury. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Potterne Wick.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city(2000)_region, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Potterne is referenced by 46 other articles, and connects out to civil parish, England and list of sovereign states.
It is catalogued under topics including Civil parishes in Wiltshire, OpenDomesday and Villages in Wiltshire.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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cached 910h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Potterne
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,622
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.postcode_area
- SN
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.static_image_name
- Potterne centre.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Village centre
- UK place.official_name
- Potterne
- UK place.population
- 1622
- UK place.population_ref
- (in 2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Potterne
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- DEVIZES
- UK place.postcode_district
- SN10
- UK place.dial_code
- 01380
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST995584
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Melksham and Devizes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1622
- Official website
- www.potterneparishcouncil.co.uk
- Image
- Potterne centre.JPG
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Potterne
- postal code
- SN10
- OS grid reference
- ST995584
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Local government and services
- Parish church
- Notable buildings
- Blount's Court
- Amenities
- The Potterne Mummers
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Potterne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. The village is south of Devizes and lies on the A360 which links Devizes to Salisbury. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Potterne Wick.
== History == There is evidence of occupation from the Mesolithic era with flint tools, including axe heads, being found from this period. An early Iron Age site, dating to between 700 BCE and 500 BCE, has been found close to Blackberry Lane. Roman remains, including pottery, coins and four skeletons, have been found near Blounts Court.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Potterne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
2 mapped locations