Urchfont

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Urchfont is a small, rural village to the north of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, about seven miles from the market town of Devizes. It is also close to the hamlet (place) of Wedhampton.

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Sergeant Thomas Gray VC was born in Urchfont in 1914. An Air Observer/Navigator in the Royal Air Force, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross when he was killed in action in 1940. Gameshow cheat, Major Charles Ingram, lives in the village, as does cricket scorer, Bill Frindall, a.k.a. the `Bearded Wonder`.

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Coordinates: 51°18′N, 1°56′W