Zeals

Zeals
House at Zeals Row
Zeals is located in Wiltshire
Zeals
Zeals
Location within Wiltshire
Population658 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST780317
Civil parish
  • Zeals
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWarminster
Postcode districtBA12
Dialling code01747
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°05′06″N 2°18′54″W / 51.085°N 2.315°W / 51.085; -2.315

Zeals is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England. The village is about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of Mere, next to the A303 road towards Wincanton, and adjoins the villages of Bourton, Dorset and Penselwood, Somerset. Its name comes from the Old English sealh meaning a small willow or sallow.

The civil parish includes the hamlets of Long Cross, White Cross, Lower Zeals and Wolverton. The River Stour forms the west boundary of the parish.

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History: Zeals Census Information". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 15 August 2014.