Minety, Wiltshire
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Coordinates: 51°36′38″N 1°57′29″W / 51.6106°N 1.9581°W
| Minety | |
  Minety Minety shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 1,398 (2001 census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SU008910 |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Malmesbury |
| Postcode district | SN16 |
| Dialling code | 01666 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Wiltshire |
Minety is a village located in north Wiltshire, between Malmesbury and Swindon. Minety takes its name from the water mint plant found growing in ditches around the village, and has previously been known as Myntey.
From 1841 the village was served by Minety railway station (renamed Minety & Ashton Keynes in 1905) on the former Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway line from Gloucester to Swindon. Although the line remains open, the station closed in November 1964 and has been demolished.
Famous inhabitants
- Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Captain Giles Penn, Merchant Venturer out of Bristol and Jeanne Gilbert (of Yorkshire)- grandparents of the Quaker, William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania
External links
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