Enford

Enford
The Swan Inn, Enford
Enford is located in Wiltshire
Enford
Enford
Location within Wiltshire
Population619 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU139516
Civil parish
  • Enford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPewsey
Postcode districtSN9
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°15′47″N 1°48′07″W / 51.263°N 1.802°W / 51.263; -1.802

Enford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the northeast of Salisbury Plain. The village lies 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Devizes and 14 miles (23 km) north of Salisbury. The parish includes nine small settlements along both banks of the headwaters of the River Avon. Besides Enford, these are Compton, Coombe, East Chisenbury, Fifield, Littlecott, Longstreet, New Town and West Chisenbury.

The name is derived from the Old English Enedford meaning 'duck ford'.[2]

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Enford, Wiltshire". Key to English Placenames. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 July 2012.