Kilmington, Wiltshire
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Kilmington is a village and civil parish in the extreme west of Wiltshire
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Norton Ferris. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 292.
It lies on the northern edge of the ancient Selwood Forest
. Whitesheet Hill
is in the far east of the parish, and Long Knoll
(288m above sea level) is a long ridge on the northern boundary of the parish.
Until 1896 Kilmington was in Somerset
. The parish was part of the Norton Ferris
Hundred.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Norton Ferris. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 292.
It lies on the northern edge of the ancient Selwood Forest
Selwood Forest
Selwood Forest is an area of woodland on the borders between Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire in south west England. In Anglo-Saxon times it was far more substantial and covered a much greater area forming a natural barrier between the Anglo-Saxons of Wessex and the Britons of Dumnonia and the Severn...
. Whitesheet Hill
Whitesheet Hill
Whitesheet Hill is a 136.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1965. As one of the most westerly areas of downland in Britain the area is noted for its chalky farmland which contains a rich variety of rare and protected fauna and flora. The hill is also...
is in the far east of the parish, and Long Knoll
Long Knoll
Long Knoll is a 34.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, notified in 1971.Long Knoll is a ridge of chalk grassland some 1.5 km long. It forms the parish boundary between Kilmington to the south and Maiden Bradley to the north.The...
(288m above sea level) is a long ridge on the northern boundary of the parish.
Until 1896 Kilmington was in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. The parish was part of the Norton Ferris
Norton Ferris (hundred)
The Hundred of Norton Ferris is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which acted as the local defence force and a court which...
Hundred.