Wroughton

Also known as Wroughton, Wiltshire

thumb|right|The Three Tuns public house, now closed thumb|right|Ordnance Survey Map of 1959 showing Wroughton, Burderop Park and Hodson. Grid squares are 1 km.

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Place details

Locality: Wroughton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 6,474
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Wroughton
UK place.label_position: bottom
UK place.static_image_name: By the stream at Wroughton - geograph.org.uk - 4346904.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Open space near the main road through Wroughton
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU150819
UK place.population: 8239
UK place.population_ref: (in 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Wroughton
UK place.unitary_england: Swindon
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.constituency_westminster: East Wiltshire
UK place.post_town: SWINDON
UK place.postcode_district: SN4
UK place.postcode_area: SN
UK place.dial_code: 01793

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Official website

Wroughton & Wichelstowe Parish Council | Supporting the Local Community

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8033
Official website: www.wroughton.gov.uk
Image: WROUGHTON, Wiltshire - geograph.org.uk - 65350.jpg
Dialing code: 01793

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Commons category: Wroughton
OS grid reference: SU1480
postal code: SN4
P8168: Pechora Sea

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Article

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Contents

History
Wroughton Feast
Amenities
Schools
RAF Wroughton
Ellendune Centre
Wroughton reservoir
Sport
Governance
Notable people
Twin Town
References
External links

thumb|right|The Three Tuns public house, now closed thumb|right|Ordnance Survey Map of 1959 showing Wroughton, Burderop Park and Hodson. Grid squares are 1 km.

Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in northeast Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and lies along the A4361 between Swindon and Avebury; the road into Swindon crosses the M4 motorway between junctions 15 and 16. The village is about south of Swindon town centre on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town of Marlborough is about to the south, and the World Heritage Site at Avebury is about to the south.