Britford
Sign in to saveBritford is a village and civil parish beside the River Avon about south-east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village is just off the A338 Salisbury-Bournemouth road. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 592.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Britford
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Old Bakery, Britford - geograph.org.uk - 2115647.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Old Bakery, Britford
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU160282
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.population
- 592
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Britford
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Salisbury
- UK place.post_town
- Salisbury
- UK place.postcode_district
- SP5
- UK place.postcode_area
- SP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01722
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Archaeology
- History
- Avon navigation
- East Harnham
- Parish church
- Local government
- Amenities
- References
- Sources
- External links
Britford is a village and civil parish beside the River Avon about south-east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village is just off the A338 Salisbury-Bournemouth road. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 592.
== Geography == Britford village lies towards the east of the parish, about south-east of Salisbury Cathedral. East of the village are water meadows created by the Avon. The parish extends some westward across agricultural land, with no named settlements; in this area, about 1 mile south-west of the village, a hospital begun in the Second World War has expanded into the large Salisbury District Hospital which serves a wide area.