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Orcheston
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Orcheston ) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying on Salisbury Plain less than a mile north-west of neighbouring Shrewton. The present-day parish combines the two former parishes of Orcheston St Mary and Orcheston St George and includes the hamlet of Elston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 327.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orcheston
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 339
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Orcheston
- UK place.static_image_name
- Flood Cottages, Orcheston - geograph.org.uk - 373142.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Flood Cottages, Orcheston
- UK place.population
- 327
- UK place.population_ref
- (in 2021)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.civil_parish
- Orcheston
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Wiltshire
- UK place.post_town
- Salisbury
- UK place.postcode_district
- SP3
- UK place.postcode_area
- SP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01980
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU059453
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 339
- Official website
- www.orchestonparishcouncil.com
- Image
- Flood Cottages, Orcheston - geograph.org.uk - 373142.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01980
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- Orcheston
- OS grid reference
- SU059453
- postal code
- SP3
- P8168
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- History and description
- Churches
- Notable people
- Bibliography
- References
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Orcheston ) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying on Salisbury Plain less than a mile north-west of neighbouring Shrewton. The present-day parish combines the two former parishes of Orcheston St Mary and Orcheston St George and includes the hamlet of Elston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 327.
==History and description== The manor is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book with the spelling Orcestone in three entries and Orchestone in a fourth.
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