West Knoyle
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 Telephone box, West Knoyle |
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| West Knoyle shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 146 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST858325 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Warminster |
| Postcode district | BA12 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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| Website | West Knoyle |
West Knoyle is a small village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, close to the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. The village is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Mere and 8 miles (13 km) south of Warminster. The A303 trunk road passes about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north of the village. The parish was formerly named Knoyle Hodierne, after Hodierna of St Albans, wet nurse of Richard I of England, who had an estate at Chippenham.
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin is Grade II* listed. It has 13th-century origins and was restored in 1876-78.
The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through the village. Hang Wood, to the southeast, is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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