Huish, Wiltshire

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St. Nicholas's Church, Huish

Huish is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.

Location

Huish is situated on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.

Position: grid reference SU145637

Nearby towns and cities: Devizes, Marlborough, Swindon

Nearby villages: Oare, Pewsey, West Stowell, Wilcot

Huish Heart

Huish is known for its "heart", the wooden outline for a heart near Huish Hill with planted flowers in it. This makes the heart a geoglyph, but not quite a hill figure like the many surrounding "white horses", like the Marlborough White Horse.

Local government

Huish is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions, and is represented there by Paul Oatway, who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013.

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Coordinates: 51°22′20″N 1°47′35″W / 51.37218°N 1.79308°W / 51.37218; -1.79308


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