Horsington, Somerset

Horsington
Stone building with arched windows and square tower.
Horsington is located in Somerset
Horsington
Horsington
Location within Somerset
Population571 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST702238
Civil parish
  • Horsington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTemplecombe
Postcode districtBA8
Dialling code01963
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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Somerset
51°00′47″N 2°25′33″W / 51.012937°N 2.425881°W / 51.012937; -2.425881

Horsington is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wincanton and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, part of the Blackmore Vale. In 2011 the population of the Parish, which includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop and the village of South Cheriton was 571.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.