Purton

Purton
St Mary's Church, Purton
Purton Location within Wiltshire
Population	3,897 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU093877
Civil parish	Purton
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swindon
Postcode district	SN5
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Cotswolds
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°35′17″N 1°52′01″W / 51.588°N 1.867°W / 51.588; -1.867

Purton is a large village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the centre of Swindon. The parish includes the village of Purton Stoke and the hamlets of Bentham, Hayes Knoll, Purton Common, Restrop, The Fox and Widham.

The 13th-century parish church, St Mary's, is unusual in having two towers, one with a spire.