Erlestoke
| Erlestoke | |
 St Saviour's parish church |
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  Erlestoke |
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| Population | 210 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST9653 |
| Civil parish | Erlestoke |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Devizes |
| Postcode district | SN10 |
| Dialling code | 01380 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | Erlestoke Village |
Coordinates: 51°16′59″N 2°03′25″W / 51.283°N 02.057°W
Erlestoke is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of the market town of Devizes in Wiltshire, England.
History
The current form of the village of Erlestoke is largely due to Joshua Smith, a Member of Parliament for Devizes. Between the 1780s and the 1810s Smith was responsible for replacing the existing Elizabethan house with one higher up the hill east of the village, landscaping the park, and moving the houses of the village to the current High Street, where he added picturesque estate cottages incorporating pieces of sculpture and architectural fragments from the old manor house.
Erlestoke House was seriously damaged by a fire in 1950. It is now part of HM Prison Erlestoke.
Local government
Erlestoke has an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Erlestoke was in the District of Kennet until the four Wiltshire district councils were dissolved in 2009.
Prison
HM Prison Erlestoke is the only prison in Wiltshire. It has a capacity of 540 men.[2]
Location
Position: grid reference ST961538
See also
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Erlestoke Prison". HM Prison Service. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
Sources
- Map 'Explorer 143', published by the Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-23557-2, revised 2004.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erlestoke. |
- Wiltshire Council Website page on Erlestoke, retrieved 24 October 2004
- Office for National Statistics (ONS) - List of English parishes, retrieved 3 October 2004