Corsley

Corsley
Corsley from Cley Hill
Corsley is located in Wiltshire
Corsley
Corsley
Location within Wiltshire
Population681 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST828467
Civil parish
  • Corsley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWarminster
Postcode districtBA12
Dialling code01373
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitecorsleyandthebridge.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°13′08″N 2°14′49″W / 51.219°N 2.247°W / 51.219; -2.247

Corsley is a hamlet and civil parish 3 miles (5 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The parish is on the county border with Somerset; the Somerset town of Frome is about 3 miles (5 km) to the northwest. The largest settlement in the parish is Corsley Heath, which is on the A362 Warminster-Frome road.

The parish has several small settlements. Lye's Green is between Corsley and Corsley Heath (not to be confused with Lye Green, in Westwood parish near Bradford on Avon). Lane End is west of Corsley Heath on the A362, while the small hamlet of Sturford is to the east. South of the main road are Dertfords, Longhedge, Whitbourne Moor (formerly Lower Whitbourne), Temple (formerly Middle Whitbourne) and Whitbourne Springs (formerly Upper Whitbourne).[2]

Much of the parish was originally part of the Longleat Estate and part of the Longleat Safari Park lies within the parish boundary. Cley Hill, owned by the National Trust, is in the east of the parish.

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History". Corsley Census Information. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 8 – Corsley". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 7 May 2016.