Whiteparish
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Whiteparish is a village and civil parish about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Salisbury
in Wiltshire
, England
. The village is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the county boundary with Hampshire
. The United Kingdom Census 2010/2011 census recorded a parish population of 2918.
Whiteparish all saints Primary school accepts children from nursery to year 6. It is a small school, in the middle of whiteparish, with aprox 150 students
The A27 road
passes through the village.
The place-name 'Whiteparish' is first attested in 1319. It was earlier recorded as 'la Whytechyrche' in 1278, and 'Album Monasterium' in 1291, which both mean 'white church'. The reference is presumably to a stone or whitewashed church.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
in Wiltshire
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the county boundary with Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. The United Kingdom Census 2010/2011 census recorded a parish population of 2918.
Whiteparish all saints Primary school accepts children from nursery to year 6. It is a small school, in the middle of whiteparish, with aprox 150 students
The A27 road
A27 road
The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 at Whiteparish in the county of Wiltshire. It closely parallels the south coast, where it passes through West Sussex and terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex.Between Portsmouth and Lewes, it is one of the busiest trunk...
passes through the village.
The place-name 'Whiteparish' is first attested in 1319. It was earlier recorded as 'la Whytechyrche' in 1278, and 'Album Monasterium' in 1291, which both mean 'white church'. The reference is presumably to a stone or whitewashed church.