North Wraxall
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North Wraxall is a small village and a civil parish in Wiltshire
, England.
, on the A420 road
going to Bristol
.
The neighbouring villages are pper Wraxall, Mountain Bower, The Shoe, Nettleton Ford
and West Kington
.
The parish of North Wraxall includes the hamlets of Ford, Upper Wraxall, The Shoe
and Mountain Bower. There is a strong community spirit, born out by the many activities on offer. The population of the parish is approx. 350 inhabitants.
The 800 year old church of St James the Great is situated in the centre of North Wraxall and contains a fine example of Jerusalem wall painting. The parish is part of the Bybrook Benefice.
The parish website is a good source of local information and events.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England.
Location
The village is located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of ChippenhamChippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
, on the A420 road
A420 road
The A420 is a road between Bristol and Oxford in England. Between Swindon and Oxford it is a primary route.-Present route:Since the opening of the M4 motorway, the road is in two sections. The first section begins on Old Market Street near the centre of Bristol, it passes through Kingswood before...
going to Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
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The neighbouring villages are pper Wraxall, Mountain Bower, The Shoe, Nettleton Ford
Ford, Wiltshire
Ford is a small village located in the northwest of Wiltshire. It had a population of 580 in the 2001 census. The village is situated along a small stretch of the A420 road, lying 11 miles east of Bristol and 4 miles west of Chippenham....
and West Kington
West Kington
West Kington is a village in Nettleton civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire and southeast of the Gloucestershire market town of Chipping Sodbury....
.
The parish of North Wraxall includes the hamlets of Ford, Upper Wraxall, The Shoe
The Shoe
The Shoe is a hamlet in the parish of North Wraxall, in the north-west of Wiltshire in England. It is situated a few miles north of Bath, at the junction of the Fosse Way and the A420 .-Facilities:There is a natural spring, which could suggest a historical settlement of some sort...
and Mountain Bower. There is a strong community spirit, born out by the many activities on offer. The population of the parish is approx. 350 inhabitants.
The 800 year old church of St James the Great is situated in the centre of North Wraxall and contains a fine example of Jerusalem wall painting. The parish is part of the Bybrook Benefice.
The parish website is a good source of local information and events.