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Fosbury
Fosbury shown within Wiltshire |
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| Shire county | Wiltshire |
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| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Marlborough |
| Postcode district | SN8 |
| Dialling code | 01264 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire | |
Fosbury is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near the towns of Marlborough and Hungerford. It lies on the eastern edge of the county, where in meets Hampshire.
The village has few inhabitants and shares a parish meeting with neighbouring Tidcombe.[1]
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On both sides of the parish boundary with Tidcombe lies the Iron Age hill fort of Fosbury Camp.[2]
Until April 2009, Fosbury was part of the district of Kennet, but most significant local government functions are now carried out by the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority. At the parliamentary level, the parish is part of the Devizes county constituency and the current member of parliament is Michael Ancram (Conservative).
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fosbury Fosbury] at Wikimedia Commons
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