Purton
Also known as Purton, Wiltshire
Purton is a large village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about northwest of the centre of Swindon. The parish includes the village of Purton Stoke and the hamlets of Bentham, Hayes Knoll, Purton Common, Restrop, The Fox and Widham.
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- Locality
- Purton
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,554
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Purton is a large village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about northwest of the centre of Swindon. The parish includes the village of Purton Stoke and the hamlets of Bentham, Hayes Knoll, Purton Common, Restrop, The Fox and Widham.
The 13th-century parish church, St Mary's, is unusual in having two towers, one with a spire.
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