Ramsbury

Ramsbury
Oxford Street, Ramsbury
Ramsbury is located in Wiltshire
Ramsbury
Ramsbury
Location within Wiltshire
Population1,989 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU2771
Civil parish
  • Ramsbury
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°26′31″N 1°36′22″W / 51.442°N 1.606°W / 51.442; -1.606

Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. The village is in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire boundary. The nearest towns are Hungerford about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east and Marlborough about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west. The much larger town of Swindon is about 12 miles (19 km) to the north.

The civil parish includes the hamlet of Axford about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Ramsbury, and three smaller hamlets: New Town, close to Ramsbury to the southeast, and Knighton and Whittonditch, both about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 1,989.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 4 September 2014.