Place:Chirton, Wiltshire, England

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NameChirton
Alt namesCherringtonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Churtonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Conocksource: settlement in parish (Wikipedia)
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.317°N 1.896°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoSwanborough Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Kennet District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chirton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the southern edge of the Vale of Pewsey about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Devizes. The parish includes the hamlet of Conock. Cherrington and Churton are old forms of Chirton.

The settlements are just off the A342 road between Devizes and Andover. To the south the parish extends onto Salisbury Plain.

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