Place:Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, England

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NameMonkton Farleigh
Alt namesFarleigh-Monktonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Farleigh Wicksource: hamlet in parish
Pinckney Greensource: hamlet in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.388°N 2.282°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoBradford Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Bradford on Avon Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1934
Bradford and Melksham Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1934 - 1974
West Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Monkton Farleigh is a village and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, 3 miles (6 km) from Bradford-on-Avon, and 5 miles (8.0 km) from the city of Bath. The parish includes the hamlets of Farleigh Wick and Pinckney Green.

It is known for its underground mines of Bath Stone, which were converted into one of the largest UK Ministry of Defence underground ammunition stores in the country.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Monkton Farleigh.

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