Winterslow
| Winterslow | |
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 All Saints parish church |
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 Winterslow
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| Winterslow shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 2,064 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SU2332 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP5 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Winterslow is a civil parish with a population of around 2,000, located about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, south of the A30 London Road. It is sited on the Roman road between Old Sarum and Winchester.
Settlements in the parish are the villages of West Winterslow and Middle Winterslow, and the hamlets of East Winterslow and The Common.
The area has evidence of prehistoric settlements, including Bronze Age features and an Iron Age hillfort at Ashley's Copse.
Middle Winterslow is located along a Roman road towards Old Sarum. The three settlements (today's West, Middle and East Winterslow) are recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wintreslei, meaning "Winter's mound or burial place".
The Winterslows developed as separate manors, with Middle Winterslow known for a time as Middleton. As recently as 1958, the village around All Saints' church was named on maps as Winterslow, with West Winterslow adjacent to its southeast. On current maps and road signs, both areas are West Winterslow.
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.
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward starts on the outskirts of Salisbury in the south west and stretches in a northeasterly direction to Winterslow. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 3,894.
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