Semington

Also known as Semington, Wiltshire

Semington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about south of Melksham and about northeast of Trowbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Marsh and Littleton.

Weather now

cached 444h ago

17°overcast clouds

68% 3.1 m/s OpenWeatherMap

Place details

Locality: Semington
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 786
Timezone: Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Semington
UK place.static_image_name: Semington.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Village hall
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST896604
UK place.population: 930
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Semington
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: Trowbridge
UK place.postcode_district: BA14
UK place.postcode_area: BA
UK place.dial_code: 01380

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 930
Official website: www.semington-village.co.uk
Image: Semington.jpg

Show 4 more facts

Commons category: Semington
OS grid reference: ST8960
postal code: BA14
P8168: Abazins

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~6 min read

Article

14 sections

Contents

Geography
Governance
History
Canals
Former railway
Former workhouse
World War II
Parish church
Amenities
Economy
Notable residents
Sources
References
External links

Semington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about south of Melksham and about northeast of Trowbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Marsh and Littleton.

The village has two locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, known as the Semington Locks, and nearby is the start of the disused Wilts and Berks Canal.