| Box | |
|---|---|
 Box from Quarry Hill | |
  Box Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 4,404 (2021 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST826685 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CORSHAM |
| Postcode district | SN13 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament |
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| Website | Parish Council |
Box is a large village and civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) west of Corsham and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bath. Box also falls in the easternmost part of the Avon Green Belt. Besides the village of Box, the parish includes the villages of Ashley and Box Hill; Hazelbury manor; and the hamlets of Alcombe, Blue Vein, Chapel Plaister, Ditteridge, Henley, Kingsdown, Middlehill, and Wadswick. To the east the parish includes much of Rudloe, formerly a hamlet but now a housing estate, and the defence establishments and related businesses on the site of the former RAF Rudloe Manor.
Occupation here dates back at least to Roman times. The area is known for its fine stone, and for centuries Box quarries were famous for their product. Today Box is perhaps better known for its Brunel-designed Box railway tunnel.
Box has been twinned with Sorigny, a commune in central France, since 2016.[2]
- ^ "Box (parish): population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Box says 'bonjour' to French commune after agreeing twinning arrangement". Gazette & Herald. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.