Chirton
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For the village in Tyne and Wear (formerly in Northumberland), see Chirton, Tyne and Wear.
Not to be confused with Churton, Cheshire.
Chirton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the southern edge of the Vale of Pewsey about 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Devizes. The parish includes the hamlet of Conock, about half a mile west of Chirton village.
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Chirton | |
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The church of St John the Baptist, Chirton | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 406 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU073575 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Devizes |
Postcode district | SN10 |
Dialling code | 01380 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
51.317°N 1.896°W / 51.317; -1.896 |
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Both settlements are just north the A342 Devizes-Andover road and are reached by separate lanes from the main road. The northern boundary of the parish follows approximately the course of the River Avon, and in the south the parish extends onto Salisbury Plain.