Wylye, Wiltshire
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 Wylye Post Office |
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| Wylye shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 412 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SU008377 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Warminster |
| Postcode district | BA12 |
| Dialling code | 01985 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Wylye is a village and civil parish on the River Wylye in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 9.5 miles (15 km) northwest of Salisbury and a similar distance southeast of Warminster.
The civil parish includes the hamlet of Deptford, formerly a separate manor. Today Deptford is the junction of two primary roads, the A303 (London to the southwest) and the A36 (Southampton to Bristol). In 1934 half of Fisherton parish was added to Wylye, including the small village of Fisherton Delamere.
The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin is Grade II* listed. The church has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1846 to designs by T.H. Wyatt and D. Brandon.
A Congregational chapel was built in Wylye village in 1860 and closed in 2001.
There is no school in the parish; the nearest primary school is at Codford. A National School was built near the church in 1873, superseding an earlier building. In 1938 children aged 11 and over were transferred to Wilton and the school closed in 1973 owing to the small number of pupils.
The parish has a village hall.
The Salisbury branch line was built through the Wyle valley in 1856 by the Great Western Railway, passing close to the south of Wylye village. Wylye station was sited where the railway crossed the road to Dinton. The station was closed in 1955 when local passenger services were withdrawn; the line continues in use as part of the Wessex Main Line.
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