Wilsford is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Vale of Pewsey

Vale of Pewsey

The Vale of Pewsey or Pewsey Vale is an area of Wiltshire, England to the east of Devizes and south of Marlborough, centred on the town of Pewsey.-Geography:...

 in the English

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...

 county of 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...

Local government

Wilsford is grouped with nearby Charlton, Kennet

Charlton, Kennet, Wiltshire

Charlton, in full Charlton St Peter, is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 88.-Local government:...

, the two together have an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...

 unitary authority

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...

, which is responsible for all significant local government functions, and is represented there by Brigadier Robert Hall

Robert Hall (British Army officer)

Robert Wallace Strachan Hall is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, having previously served as a British Army officer, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He is currently Chairman of Wiltshire Council and of Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority...

. Its Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 is Claire Perry

Claire Perry

Claire Louise Perry is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Devizes since the 2010 general election.-Biography:Education...

, Member for Devizes

Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)

Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....

.

Location

Position:

Nearby towns and cities: Devizes

Devizes

Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...

, Marlborough, Swindon

Swindon

Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...

, Salisbury

Nearby villages: Charlton

Charlton, Kennet, Wiltshire

Charlton, in full Charlton St Peter, is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 88.-Local government:...

, Chirton

Chirton

Chirton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 393.-Local government:Chirton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council and is represented at that level by Brigadier Robert Hall...

, Lake, Upavon

Upavon

Upavon is a rural village in the English County of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portions of the River Avon which runs from the north to the south through the village. It is situated about south of Pewsey, about southeast of the market town of Devizes, and about ...

, Pewsey

Pewsey

Pewsey is a large village, often considered a small town, at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire about west of London. It is well connected to London, the West Country and Wales being close to the M4 motorway and the A303. Also, the village is served by Pewsey railway station on the...

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Wilsford, retrieved 15:30 Oct 5, 2004 (UTC)

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