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Tilshead is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and Market Lavington, and is near the source of the River Till. According to the UK census of 2011 its population was 358, down from a peak of 989 inhabitants in 1951. [edit] HistoryAccording to the Domesday Book in 1086, Tilshead was a borough and a large royal estate. The tithing of South Tilshead was a manor of Romsey Abbey until the dissolution of the Monasteries (circa 1535), and came to be a detached part of the hundred of Whorwellsdown. Tilshead Lodge was built in the early 18th century to the southwest of the village, then rebuilt c. 1800. The estate was used for racehorse training in the early 19th and early 20th centuries. The house was demolished sometime after 1957. The Anglican Church of St Thomas à Becket is Grade I listed. In part dating from the 12th century, it was restored in 1846. A Baptist chapel was built next to the main road in 1882 and closed in 2015. Much of Salisbury Plain is used by the Ministry of Defence for military training. Westdown Camp, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the east of the village, is an accommodation centre for the Salisbury Plain Training Area. RAF Tilshead, to the southwest of the village, was in use from 1925 to 1941. [edit] Research Tips
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