West Tisbury, Wiltshire

West Tisbury

Junction near Hatch House
West Tisbury
 West Tisbury shown within Wiltshire
Population 573 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST916290
Civil parishWest Tisbury
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Salisbury
Postcode district SP3
Dialling code 01747
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSouth West Wiltshire
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Coordinates: 51°04′N 2°07′W / 51.06°N 2.12°W / 51.06; -2.12

West Tisbury is a civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England. The parish takes in the southwestern quarter of the village of Tisbury and extends about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) westward; Tisbury is about 13 miles (21 km) west of Salisbury.

The settlements in the parish are the following hamlets:

The River Sem, a tributary of the Nadder, forms almost all of the southern boundary of the parish. The West of England Main Line railway, opened in 1859, follows the same route.

The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Until 1835 the land now in West Tisbury parish was part of Tisbury parish.[2] In 1986 small areas were transferred from West Tisbury to East Knoyle and Tisbury, the latter comprising housing built in the 1970s.[3]

Pythouse, a Grade II* listed country house, was built near Newtown in about 1725. Nearby Hatch House, from the 17th century and altered in 1908 by Detmar Blow, is also Grade II* listed.[4]

A school was built at Newtown in 1846 and closed in 1931.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 13 pp195-248 - Parishes: Tisbury". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "Salisbury (Parishes) Order 1986" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. Historic England. "Hatch House, West Tisbury (1318818)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. "John Benett's Endowed School, West Tisbury". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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