Fovant
Sign in to saveFovant 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Salisbury
- Population
- +669
- Official website
- www.southwilts.com/site/Fovant-Parish-Council
- Image
- Two southern Fovant Badges.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
9 sectionsContents
- 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".