Enford
| Enford | |
 All Saints' Church |
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  Enford |
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| Population | 619 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU139516 |
| Civil parish | Enford |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pewsey |
| Postcode district | SN9 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | Village |
Coordinates: 51°15′47″N 1°48′07″W / 51.263°N 1.802°W
Enford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Devizes and 14 miles (23 km) north of Salisbury. The parish includes nine small settlements along the banks of the headwaters of the River Avon. Besides Enford, these are Compton, Coombe, East Chisenbury, Fifield, Littlecott, Longstreet, New Town and West Chisenbury.
Etymology
The name is derived from the Old English Enedford meaning 'duck ford'.[2]
Local government
Enford is a civil parish in the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant aspects of local government. It also has an elected parish council, with mostly consultative functions.
Architecture
The Anglican Church of All Saints is Grade I listed.[3][4]
Chisenbury Priory is Grade II* listed.[5]
Archaeology
The East Chisenbury midden is a notable example of a large dump of archaeological material, dating to the 1st millennium BC. Sited on Salisbury Plain, the midden mound contains discrete layers upon layers of flint, charcoal, bones, pottery and excrement. It survives to a height of 8 feet (2.4 m) and is 460 feet (140 m) wide despite 2,500 years of weathering. The accumulation is believed by some archaeologists to have a ritual basis, with organised deposition of produce and waste being suggested as an explanation for its size and longevity. All Cannings Cross, 8 miles (13 km) to the north, is a similar site.
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Enford, Wiltshire". Key to English Placenames. University of Nottingham. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "List entry - Church of All Saints and St Margaret, Enford". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Church of All Saints, Enford". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "List entry - Chisenbury Priory, Enford". English Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
- 'Parishes: Enford', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 11: Downton hundred; Elstub and Everleigh hundred (1980), pp. 115-134, retrieved 16 October 2009
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Enford, retrieved 21 October 2004
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