Brinkworth, Wiltshire

Brinkworth
School Hill, Brinkworth
Brinkworth is located in Wiltshire
Brinkworth
Brinkworth
Location within Wiltshire
Population1,331 (in 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSU015845
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHIPPENHAM
Postcode districtSN15
Dialling code01666
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°33′32″N 1°58′48″W / 51.559°N 1.980°W / 51.559; -1.980

Brinkworth is a village and civil parish in northern Wiltshire, England. The village lies between Royal Wootton Bassett and Malmesbury, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the M4 motorway and 9 miles (14 km) west of Swindon.

The west end of Brinkworth village is Causeway End. The civil parish of Brinkworth includes the hamlets of Braydon Side, Callow Hill, The Common, and the tithing of Grittenham, a rural community to the south of the village of Brinkworth.[2]

Much of Brinkworth village is a linear settlement along the east-west B4042, extending for some 4.2 miles (6.8 km). The village is described as the longest in England[3] although others such as Meopham, Kent make the same claim.

  1. ^ "Brinkworth (parish): population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol14 pp13–25 – Parishes: Brinkworth". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Brinkworth". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 26 July 2017.