Winsley
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 War Memorial at the village centre |
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| Winsley shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 1,920 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST810611 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bradford on Avon |
| Postcode district | BA15 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Winsley Community |
Winsley is a large village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire, England.
The parish includes the hamlets of Conkwell, Turleigh, Little Ashley and Great Ashley.
Winsley is distinctly split into the Old Winsley Village and the Tyning Estate. Some public services can be found in the centre of either of these areas. The B3108 road once passed through the old village but a relief road avoiding the narrow roads and double bends was completed in 1997.
The Avon forms the western and southern boundaries of the parish. To the east is Bradford on Avon parish; in the northwest and southwest is the boundary with the county of Somerset, administratively Bath and North East Somerset.
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.
Until 1894, when the Urban District of Bradford on Avon was created, Winsley was a tithing of the ancient parish of Bradford.
The village falls in the 'Winsley and Westwood' electoral ward. This ward starts in the north at Winsley and stretches south through Lower Westwood to Wingfield. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 3,944.
Winsley is mainly a commuter village but there is still a number of farms in the parish. Care facilities for the elderly and infirm include Avon Park Care Village and Lyddieth Court sheltered apartments. Dorothy House Hospice Care operates a ten bed in-patient hospice and a considerable day-care and training facility.
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