Huish, Wiltshire

Huish

St. Nicholas's Church, Huish
Huish
 Huish shown within Wiltshire
Population 43 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU145635
Civil parishHuish
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Marlborough
Postcode district SN8
Dialling code 01672
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentDevizes
Websitewww.wilcotandhuish-pc.gov.uk
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Coordinates: 51°22′12″N 1°47′35″W / 51.370°N 1.793°W

Huish is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Pewsey and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Marlborough. It is on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.

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" such as the Marlborough White Horse.

Local government

Although a civil parish in its own right, Huish elects a joint parish council with the larger neighbouring parish of Wilcot. The full name of the council is 'Wilcot and Huish (with Oare)'.[2]

Huish 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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Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Standing Orders" (PDF). Wilcot and Huish (with Oare) Parish Council. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

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