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Farley, Wiltshire

Farley
Springfield Cottage, Farley - geograph.org.uk - 983348.jpg
Springfield Cottage, Farley
Farley is located in Wiltshire
Farley
Farley
Farley shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference SU225293
Civil parish
  • Pitton and Farley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Salisbury
Postcode district SP5
Dialling code 01722
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Website Pitton & Farley
List of places
UK
England
WiltshireCoordinates: 51°03′47″N 1°40′48″W / 51.063°N 1.680°W / 51.063; -1.680

Farley is a village in southeast Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Salisbury.

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

A block of 12 dwellings for poor elderly persons, with accommodation for a warden, was built for Sir Stephen Fox in 1681 by Alexander Fort. (Sir Stephen also founded the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, which was designed and built by Christopher Wren; Fort was Wren's master mason.) The building, also known as Fox's Hospital, is Grade I listed. It continues to operate as a charity.

The Anglican Church of All Saints was built in 1690 opposite the almshouses, probably by Alexander Fort. It was restored in 1875 by Ewan Christian and is also Grade I listed.

The village has a nursery school and a pub, the Hook and Glove.

Farley Cricket Club was founded around 1866 and plays in the Hampshire Cricket League.


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