Fittleton 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 also contains the adjacent settlement of Haxton.
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Location
Fittleton and Haxton are situated on the east bank of the River Avon and just across the river from the village of Netheravon. The River Avon is a River in the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset in the south of England, sometimes distinguished Netheravon is a Village in the English county of Wiltshire. Location Position Nearby towns and cities
Position: grid reference SU146497
Nearby towns and cities: Amesbury, Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Southampton
Nearby villages: Netheravon, Coombe, Everleigh
Local government
Fittleton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Amesbury is a Town and Civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, eight miles north of Salisbury. Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom 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 Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Netheravon is a Village in the English county of Wiltshire. Location Position Nearby towns and cities Enford is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. Everleigh is a Hamlet and Civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. 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 2002 census, the parish had a population of 234.
See also
Sources
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Fittleton, retrieved 18:15 Oct 29, 2004 (UTC)
- Kennet District Council Website page on Fittleton Parish, retrieved 18:15 Oct 29, 2004 (UTC)
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