Alderton, Wiltshire

Alderton
Alderton duck pond
Alderton is located in Wiltshire
Alderton
Alderton
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceST840829
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°32′42″N 2°13′55″W / 51.545°N 2.232°W / 51.545; -2.232

Alderton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Luckington, in Wiltshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Malmesbury. In 1931 the parish had a population of 107.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Luckington.[2]

The South Wales Main Line, the main railway from Swindon to Bristol and South Wales, runs close to the south of the village where it passes through the Alderton Tunnel.

  1. ^ "Population statistics Alderton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Alderton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 August 2023.