| Broad Town | |
|---|---|
 Broad Town from the air in 2006 | |
  Broad Town Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 574 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU091778 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode district | SN4 |
| Dialling code | 01793 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Broad Town is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Royal Wootton Bassett and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlet of Thornhill and the farming hamlet of Cotmarsh.
Since 1996 the village and surrounding landscape have been the subject of an archaeological project supported by the University of Bath, Swindon College and QinetiQ Archaeology. Results have been published in a number of journals and a final report is anticipated in 2015/2016.
The parish is the site of a chalk horse, believed to have been cut in 1864 and known as the Broad Town White Horse.[2]
- ^ "Broad Town Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Wiltshire White Horses: The Broad Town white horse". Wiltshire White Horses. Retrieved 12 September 2014.