Firsdown

Firsdown

The A30, Firsdown parish
Firsdown
Firsdown shown within Wiltshire
Population 581 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid reference SU212333
Civil parish
  • Firsdown
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Salisbury
Postcode district SP5
Dialling code 01980
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Website www.firsdown.net

Firsdown is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Salisbury.

Before the 1950s the area was sparsely populated downland within the parish of Winterbourne. By 1976 housing estates had been built on both sides of Firs Road, which links Winterslow with the A30. The civil parish of Firsdown was created in 1986.[2]

The parish includes the Figsbury Ring, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which contains prehistoric earthworks.

References

  1. "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. "Wiltshire Community History - Firsdown". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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