Brinkworth, Wiltshire
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Brinkworth is a village and civil parish in northern Wiltshire, England. The village lies between Royal Wootton Bassett and Malmesbury, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the M4 motorway and 9 miles (14 km) west of Swindon.
Brinkworth | |
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School Hill, Brinkworth | |
Population | 1,282 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU015845 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHIPPENHAM |
Postcode district | SN15 |
Dialling code | 01666 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
51.559°N 1.980°W / 51.559; -1.980 |
The west end of Brinkworth village is Causeway End. The civil parish of Brinkworth includes the hamlets of Braydon Side, Callow Hill, The Common, and the tithing of Grittenham, a rural community to the south of the village of Brinkworth.[2]
Much of Brinkworth village is a linear settlement along the east-west B4042, extending for some 4.2 miles (6.8 km). The village is described as the longest in England[3] although others such as Meopham, Kent make the same claim.