Patney

Patney
Communications hub, Patney
Patney  Patney shown within Wiltshire
Population	155 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SU072585
Civil parish	Patney
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Shire 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
List of places UK England Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°19′34″N 1°53′53″W / 51.326°N 1.898°W

Patney is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Devizes.

The infant Salisbury Avon forms part of the southern boundary of the parish.

Local government

All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway, who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013. Its Member of Parliament is Claire Perry, Member for Devizes.

Railway

The Stert and Westbury Railway was built close to the north of the village in 1900 by the Great Western Railway Company. There was a station where the road to All Cannings crossed the line; it was closed when local services were withdrawn in 1966.

Amenities

The nearest Anglican church is St John the Baptist at Chirton. Patney had a church since the 12th century, St Swithin's, which was rebuilt in 1878, closed in 1992, and became a private residence in 1996.^[2]

References

1. "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. "Church of St. Swithin, Patney". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

External links

• "Patney". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
• "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 11 pp203-208 - Parishes: Patney". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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