West Overton
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West Overton is a village in the English county of Wiltshire.
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[edit] Local government
West Overton forms part of the civil parish of Fyfield and West Overton, which has an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
Note that both the ONS website and the Explorer map (see 'Sources' below) refer to separate civil parishes for Fyfield and West Overton. However the KDC website clearly refers to a joint parish and quotes both population and council membership.
[edit] Location
Position: grid reference SU129680
Nearby towns and cities: Marlborough, Swindon, Devizes
Nearby villages: Fyfield, Lockeridge, East Kennett, West Kennett
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on West Overton, retrieved 22:10 Nov 8, 2004 (UTC).
- Kennet District Council Website page on Fyfield and West Overton Parish, retrieved 21:40 Nov 8, 2004 (UTC).
- Office of National Statistics (ONS) - List of English parishes, retrieved 14:00 Oct 3, 2004 (UTC).
- Map 'Explorer 157', published by the Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-21782-5, revised 1997.
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