Fyfield and West Overton is a civil parish comprising the adjacent village

Village

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s of Fyfield

Fyfield, Wiltshire

Fyfield is a village in the English county of Wiltshire.-Local government:Fyfield forms part of the civil parish of Fyfield and West Overton, which has an elected parish council...

, Lockeridge

Lockeridge

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 and West Overton

West Overton

-Local government:West Overton forms part of the civil parish of Fyfield and West Overton, which has an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of Wiltshire Council. Both councils are responsible for different aspects of local government....

, in the English

England

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 county of Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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.

Local government

Fyfield and West Overton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council

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 unitary authority

Unitary authority

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, which is responsible for all significant local government

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 functions.

In the census of 2001, the population of the parish was 873.

Note that both the ONS website and the Explorer map (see 'Sources' below) refer to separate civil parishes for Fyfield and West Overton. However the KDC website clearly refers to a joint parish and quotes both population and council membership.

Sources

• Kennet District Council Website page on Fyfield and West Overton Parish, retrieved 21:40 Nov 8, 2004 (UTC).
• Office of National Statistics (ONS) - List of English parishes, retrieved 14:00 Oct 3, 2004 (UTC).
• Map 'Explorer 157', published by the Ordnance Survey
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  , ISBN 0-319-21782-5, revised 1997.