Urchfont

Also known as Urchfont, Wiltshire

Urchfont is a rural village and civil parish in the southwest of the Vale of Pewsey and north of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, about southeast of the market town of Devizes. The hamlet of '''Cuckoo's Corner is in the northwest of the village; the parish includes the hamlets of Wedhampton () and Lydeway''' (). The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,075.

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Place details

Locality: Urchfont
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 885
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Urchfont, The Millennium Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1403099.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Millennium Stone, Urchfont
UK place.official_name: Urchfont
UK place.population: 1075
UK place.population_ref: (in 2011)
UK place.civil_parish: Urchfont
UK place.unitary_england: Wiltshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Melksham and Devizes
UK place.post_town: Devizes
UK place.postcode_district: SN10
UK place.postcode_area: SN
UK place.dial_code: 01380
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU0457

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Official website

Urchfont Parish Council – Wiltshire, England

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1075
Official website: www.urchfont-pc.gov.uk
Image: Urchfont St Michaels.JPG
Dialing code: 01380

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Commons category: Urchfont
OS grid reference: SU0457
postal code: SN10
P8168: Jens Baggesen

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History
Origin of the name
Parish church
Governance
Amenities
Railways
Notable people
The Urchfont Scarecrow Festival
References
External links

Urchfont is a rural village and civil parish in the southwest of the Vale of Pewsey and north of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, about southeast of the market town of Devizes. The hamlet of '''Cuckoo's Corner is in the northwest of the village; the parish includes the hamlets of Wedhampton () and Lydeway' (). The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,075.

Urchfont village lies mostly to the north of the B3098 road which connects Market Lavington to the A342 Devizes-Upavon road. The parish narrows as it extends southeast onto Salisbury Plain and into the military training area.