Tilshead

Tilshead
The Rose and Crown public house and Tilshead Baptist Chapel, Tilshead
Tilshead is located in Wiltshire
Tilshead
Tilshead
Location within Wiltshire
Population358 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU035379
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°13′48″N 1°57′04″W / 51.230°N 1.951°W / 51.230; -1.951

Tilshead (/ˈtɪlshɛd/) is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England, about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of the town of Amesbury. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and West Lavington and is near the source of the River Till. Its population in 2011 was 358, down from a peak of 989 inhabitants in 1951.[2]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Census". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 May 2015.