Southwick, Wiltshire
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 Parish church of St. Thomas |
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| Southwick shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 1,953 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST837552 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Trowbridge |
| Postcode district | BA14 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Southwick is a semi-rural village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the county town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. It is separated from the southwest fringe of Trowbridge only by the Southwick Country Park, which consists of 380 acres (150 ha) of open fields. The majority of the village lies south of the A361, which runs through the village, linking Trowbridge with Frome. The Somerset border lies approximately one mile to the southwest on the A361, with the closest villages being Rode, one mile to the southwest, and North Bradley, one mile to the southeast.
The parish includes the hamlets of Hoggington and Hoopers Pool.
Southwick Court Farmhouse, northwest of the village, is an L-shaped house of which one wing is dated 1567; its gatehouse and bridge are Grade II* listed. Brook House, southeast of the village, is a 17th-century farmhouse beside an early 16th-century stone-built range. The Poplars was built in about 1650 and re-faced with brick in about 1700. Manor Farmhouse, west of the village, was built in 1673.
The Baptist chapel was built in 1815. The Church of England parish church of Saint Thomas was built in 1899–1904 to designs by the Gothic Revival architect C.E. Ponting of Marlborough.
Until 1866 Southwick was part of North Bradley parish.
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.
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