Sopworth
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| Sopworth shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 103 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST827863 |
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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 |
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Sopworth is a small village and civil parish in northwest Wiltshire, England, on the county's border with South Gloucestershire. The village lies about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Sherston and 6.5 miles (10 km) west of Malmesbury. The parish is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The poet Thomas Yalden (1670-1736) was briefly rector of the parish.
The parish registers survive in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre for christenings (1697-1991), marriages (1698-1992), and burials (1697-1992).
Sopworth is mentioned in the Domesday Book, its entry falling under section XXXII, The Land of William Deu. It reads:
Hugh holds SOPWORTH of William. Ælfric held it TRE, and it paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. Of this 3½ hides are in demesne, and there are 2 ploughs, and 6 slaves; and 3 villans and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. It was worth £6; now £4.
The civil parish does not elect a parish council; instead the first tier of local government is a parish meeting, which all electors are entitled to attend. The parish is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
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