Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire.

Location

Great Bedwyn is located some five miles south-west of Hungerford and seven miles south-east of Marlborough, on the Kennet and Avon Canal and the West of England Main Line railway to the West Country. Although a relatively small village, Great Bedwyn is the site of Bedwyn railway station and is the terminus of the rail commuter service from London and Reading, acting as a railhead for the town of Marlborough to which it is linked by buses which connect with the trains.

Nearby towns and cities: Hungerford, Marlborough, Newbury, Swindon

Nearby villages: Little Bedwyn , Chisbury , Wilton, Froxfield, Burbage, Shalbourne

Nearby places of interest: Crofton Pumping Station, Wilton Windmill

Local Government

Great Bedwyn is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

In the 2002 census, the parish had a population of 1,347.

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

External links

• Great Bedwyn Village Website

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Great Bedwyn, retrieved 18:50 Oct 29, 2004 (UTC)
• Kennet District Council Website page on Great Bedwyn Parish, retrieved 18:50 Oct 29, 2004 (UTC)