Yatesbury
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Yatesbury is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cherhill, in Wiltshire, England. It is in the northeast of Cherhill parish, north of the A4 road approximately east of Calne and west of Marlborough.
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Yatesbury is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cherhill, in Wiltshire, England. It is in the northeast of Cherhill parish, north of the A4 road approximately east of Calne and west of Marlborough.
Yatesbury was an ancient parish and in the 19th century became a civil parish, which was absorbed by Cherhill parish on 1 April 1934. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140. Yatesbury today has a population of about 150. Whilst having no shops or amenities, the village is on National Cycle Route 403. It is noted for RAF Yatesbury, which was an important training centre during World War II.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yatesbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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