West Tisbury, Wiltshire

West Tisbury
Junction near Hatch House
West Tisbury is located in Wiltshire
West Tisbury
West Tisbury
Location within Wiltshire
Population573 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST916290
Civil parish
  • West Tisbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01747
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°04′N 2°07′W / 51.06°N 2.12°W / 51.06; -2.12

West Tisbury is a civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England. The parish takes in the southwestern quarter of the village of Tisbury and extends about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) westward; Tisbury is about 13 miles (21 km) west of Salisbury.

The settlements in the parish are the following hamlets:

  • East Hatch
  • Kinghay
  • Newtown
  • Tuckingmill, immediately west of Tisbury (not to be confused with Tuckingmill, Cornwall or Tucking Mill, Somerset)
  • West Hatch (not to be confused with West Hatch civil parish, Somerset)

The River Sem, a tributary of the Nadder, forms almost all of the southern boundary of the parish. The West of England Main Line railway, opened in 1859, follows the same route.

The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 June 2015.