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Semley

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Also known as Semley, Wiltshire

Semley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sedgehill and Semley, in Wiltshire, England, about north-east of Shaftesbury in neighbouring Dorset. The hamlet of Sem Hill lies about a quarter of a mile west of the village. In 1961 the parish had a population of 477.

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Semley
Region
England
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United Kingdom
Population
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Dialing code
01747
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Semley
postal code
SP7
OS grid reference
ST8926
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  • History
  • Later landowners
  • Parish church
  • Chapels
  • Economic and social history
  • Notable people
  • References
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Semley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sedgehill and Semley, in Wiltshire, England, about north-east of Shaftesbury in neighbouring Dorset. The hamlet of Sem Hill lies about a quarter of a mile west of the village. In 1961 the parish had a population of 477.

The River Sem, from which the village takes its name, forms part of the northern boundary of the parish.

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