Hullavington
| Hullavington | |
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 The Street, Hullavington |
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| Hullavington shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 1,223 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST894820 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN14 |
| Dialling code | 01666 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Hullavington is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, just to the north of the M4 motorway, 5 miles south-south-west of Malmesbury and 7 miles north of Chippenham.
Hullavington is first attested as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086. The place-name means 'the town of Hunlaf's people'. The spelling Hunlavyngton is recorded in 1418
It appears that the Marcher Lord "Ralph de Mertemer" (Ranulph de Mortimer) owned a house in Hullavington.
The population at the beginning of the nineteenth century was 395 (1801 census), rising to 823 in 1901 and was 1,223 in 2011.
The village falls in the 'By Brook' electoral ward. The ward starts in the north east at Hullavington then stretches south west through Grittleton and Nettleton to Biddestone in the south. The total ward population taken from the 2011 census was 4,523
It has a garage, a shop, a pub and two churches, one of which meets in the village hall. The hall was recently opened by James Gray, the MP for North Wiltshire, after the previous one burnt down because of an electrical fault.
There is also a Church of England village school which has about 150 pupils. Children from the army camp make up a fair proportion of the school and the army provides entertainment and fireworks on 5 November, attended by people from many surrounding villages.
There are many community events such as the Village Fete which is always well attended and many other meetings and concerts; there are fitness classes, line dancing, concerts, art classes etc., which take place in the village hall.
There are currently three Girlguiding units in Hullavington: Brownies, Rainbows and a Guide unit which opened in September 2007. The Brownies now meet in the village hall and the Rainbow and Guide units meet on the army camp (Buckley Barracks) but are also open to girls from non-military families.
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