Great Bedwyn

Great Bedwyn
View eastwards from Great Bedwyn showing river, canal and railway
Great Bedwyn is located in Wiltshire
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn
Location within Wiltshire
Population1,353 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU278645
Civil parish
  • Great Bedwyn
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarlborough
Postcode districtSN8
Dialling code01672
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°22′44″N 1°36′07″W / 51.379°N 1.602°W / 51.379; -1.602

Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Hungerford, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Swindon and 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Marlborough.

The Kennet and Avon Canal and the Reading to Taunton line both follow the Dun and pass through the village. Bedwyn railway station is at Great Bedwyn and is the terminus of the rail commuter service via Reading and London Paddington.

The parish lies within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It includes the hamlets of Crofton and St Katharines, together with Tottenham House and part of its estate, Tottenham Park.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.