Alderton, Wiltshire
| Alderton | |
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 Alderton duck pond | |
  Alderton | |
| Alderton shown within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | ST840829 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| Website | Luckington & Alderton Parish Council |
Alderton is a village in Wiltshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Malmesbury. It is within the civil parish of Luckington.
The Anglican Church of St Giles is Grade II* listed.[1][2] It has a monument to Thomas Gore (1632–1684), a High Sheriff of Wiltshire and writer on heraldry.
The South Wales Main Line, the main railway from Swindon to Bristol and South Wales, runs close to the south of the village where it passes through the Alderton Tunnel.
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Giles, Alderton (1022362)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St. Giles, Alderton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
- "Luckington and Alderton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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