Fovant

Also known as Fovant, Wiltshire

Fovant is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, lying about west of Salisbury on the A30 Salisbury-Shaftesbury road, on the south side of the Nadder valley.

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Place details

Locality: Ansty
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 669
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Fovant
UK place.static_image_name: Fovant Badges - geograph.org.uk - 1306244.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Three of the Fovant Badges
UK place.population: 669
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.civil_parish: Fovant
UK place.unitary_england: Wiltshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Salisbury
UK place.post_town: SALISBURY
UK place.postcode_district: SP3
UK place.postcode_area: SP
UK place.dial_code: 01722
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU004289

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Wiltshire
Population: 669
Official website: www.southwilts.com/site/Fovant-Parish-Council
Image: Two southern Fovant Badges.jpg
Dialing code: 01722

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Commons category: Fovant
OS grid reference: SU004289
postal code: SP3

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Religious sites
Parish church
Chapel
Military connections
Governance
Amenities
References
External links

Fovant is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, lying about west of Salisbury on the A30 Salisbury-Shaftesbury road, on the south side of the Nadder valley.

== History == The name is derived from the Old English Fobbefunta, meaning "spring of a man called Fobbe".

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