| Odstock | |
|---|---|
 Bluebells in Odstock woods | |
  Odstock Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 554 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU148261 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP5 |
| Dialling code | 01722 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Odstock is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.[2] The parish includes the village of Nunton with its nearby hamlet of Bodenham. The parish is in the valley of the River Ebble, which joins the Hampshire Avon near Bodenham.
In the woods about Odstock are earthworks. The meaning of the name is probably "Odo's stockade".[citation needed]
Odstock Down is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 302. ISBN 9780340254875.