Wilcot

Wilcot
The Golden Swan, Wilcot
Wilcot is located in Wiltshire
Wilcot
Wilcot
Location within Wiltshire
Population558 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU142610
Civil parish
  • Wilcot, Huish and Oare
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEWSEY
Postcode districtSN9
Dialling code01672
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°20′53″N 1°47′49″W / 51.348°N 1.797°W / 51.348; -1.797

Wilcot is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare, in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Marlborough and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northwest of Pewsey. In 2011 the parish had a population of 558.[1]

The parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare was created on 1 April 2021 by merging the small Huish parish with Wilcot parish,[2] which besides Wilcot village covered the village of Oare and the hamlets of Draycot Fitz Payne, Rainscombe, West Stowell and Wilcot Green.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Wilcot: census". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Wiltshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Wilcot". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 18 July 2015.