Ford, Wiltshire

Ford

Cottages in Ford
Ford
Ford shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference ST841748
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Chippenham
Postcode district SN14
Dialling code 01249
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Ford is a small village located in the northwest of Wiltshire, England. It had a population of 580 in the 2001 census. The village is situated along the A420 road, 11 miles east of Bristol and 4 miles west of Chippenham.

Ford is the second largest village in the civil parish of North Wraxall,[1] a collection of five settlements which includes Upper Wraxall, North Wraxall, The Shoe (also on the A420) and Mountain Bower. There is a pub called the White Hart, but no other shops.

The Bybrook River flows through the village.

A church of St John was designed by C.E. Ponting in 1896 and converted into a residence in 2001.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Wiltshire Community History". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Church of St. John, Ford, North Wraxall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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