Melksham Without is a civil parish in the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 county of Wiltshire

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...

. It surrounds, but does not include, the town of Melksham

Melksham

Melksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated southeast of the city of Bath, south of Chippenham, west of Devizes and north of Warminster on the A350 national route. The 2001 UK census cited Melksham as having 20,000...

 and is the largest rural parish in Wiltshire, with a population of 6226 (as of 2001) and an area of 29 square kilometres (7,166 acre).

The parish includes the communities of Beanacre

Beanacre

Beanacre is a small village in Wiltshire, England, located alongside the A350 road. The village belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without.Beanacre tends to be a lifelong destination as people have lived in the village for decades....

, Berryfield

Berryfield

Berryfield is a suburb to the south of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. It belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without....

, Bowerhill

Bowerhill

Bowerhill is an outer suburb of Melksham, belonging to the civil parish of Melksham Without. Bowerhill has a sizable industrial estate to the west of its residential area; this industrial area had been developed from a former Royal Air Force military base. Bowerhill has a population of...

, Sandridge

Sandridge, Wiltshire

Sandridge is a community to the East of Melksham, belonging to the civil parish of Melksham Without....

, Shaw

Shaw, Wiltshire

Shaw is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without....

, Whitley

Whitley, Wiltshire

Whitley is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without.It is quite small with a minor population....

 and The Spa.

Unusually the parish shares some land in common with the parish of Broughton Gifford

Broughton Gifford

Broughton Gifford is a village and civil parish about west of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 822.The village has two parts:...

. The parish council operates from an office in Melksham.

External links

• Melksham Without Parish Council – local government information, and profiles of the communities