Tidworth
Sign in to saveTidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south of Marlborough, and north by north-east of Salisbury. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was approximately 10,600.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Tidworth Camp - geograph.org.uk - 484675.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Tidworth Camp: a view over the garrison from Clarendon Hill
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU2348
- UK place.official_name
- Tidworth
- UK place.population
- 12,089
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Wiltshire
- UK place.post_town
- TIDWORTH
- UK place.postcode_district
- SP9
- UK place.postcode_area
- SP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01980
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Religious sites
- Parish church
- Others
- Governance
- Amenities
- Education
- Media
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south of Marlborough, and north by north-east of Salisbury. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was approximately 10,600.
Originally two villages – North Tidworth and South Tidworth – the modern town is dominated by Tidworth Camp, a large British Army site. Swinton Barracks, another Army site, is in the west of the parish.