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Enford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The parish consists of nine small settlements along the banks of the headwaters of the River Avon. The River Avon is a River in the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset in the south of England, sometimes distinguished Besides Enford, these are Compton, Coombe, East Chisenbury, Fifield, Littlecott, Longstreet, West Chisenbury and New Town. Coombe is a Hamlet situated approximately 15 miles north of the cathedral town of Salisbury, in Wiltshire.

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Local government

Enford is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. See also Kennett Square Pennsylvania, which is completely unrelated to this District Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

In the census of 2001, the parish had a population of 577.

Heritage

The East Chisenbury midden is a famous example of a large dump of archaeological material, dating to the 1st millennium BC. A midden, also known as a kitchen midden, or a shell heap, is a dump for domestic waste. Sited on Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom, the midden mound contains discrete layers upon layers of flint, charcoal, bones, pottery and excrement. It survives to a height of 2. 5m and measures 140m in width despite 2,500 years of weathering. The accumulation is believed by some archaeologists to have a ritual basis, with organised deposition of produce and waste being suggested as an explanation for its size and longevity.

Location

Position: grid reference SU139516

Nearby towns and cities: Andover, Devizes, Marlborough, Salisbury, Swindon

Nearby villages: Netheravon, Upavon

See also

Sources

The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18 Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom Marlborough ( IPA /ˈmɔːlbrə/ " Maul bruh" is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Netheravon is a Village in the English county of Wiltshire. Location Position Nearby towns and cities Upavon is a Rural Village in the English County of Wiltshire, England This is a list of cities towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England This is a list of Civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county. All Cannings Cross is the name of farm and an Archaeological site close to All Cannings near Devizes in the English county of Wiltshire
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