Seend
Sign in to saveSeend is a village and civil parish about southeast of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of Devizes and northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. The parish includes the sub-village of Seend Cleeve and the hamlets of Inmarsh, Martinslade, Seend Head, Sells Green and The Stocks (the latter being contiguous with Seend Cleeve).
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Seend
- UK place.static_image_name
- Manor House, Seend (geograph 2278813).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Manor House, Seend
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST945611
- UK place.population
- 1132
- UK place.population_ref
- (in 2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Melksham and Devizes
- UK place.post_town
- Melksham
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1132
- Official website
- www.seendparishcouncil.co.uk
- Image
- Seend church.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Manor
- Parish church
- Chapels
- Secular buildings
- Economic history
- School
- Amenities
- Notable people
- In media
- References
- Sources
- External links
Seend is a village and civil parish about southeast of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of Devizes and northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. The parish includes the sub-village of Seend Cleeve and the hamlets of Inmarsh, Martinslade, Seend Head, Sells Green and The Stocks (the latter being contiguous with Seend Cleeve).
Seend village is on a hilltop more than above sea level. The hill is bordered to the west and south by Semington Brook, a tributary of the River Avon, and to the east by Summerham Brook, which is a tributary of Semington Brook. The village's High Street is the A361 Trowbridge-Devizes road; the A365 links the A361 with Melksham and passes through Sells Green.