Shipton Bellinger is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in Hampshire

Hampshire

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, England

England

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Shipton Bellinger is located around 5 miles (8 km) north-east of the town

Town

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 of Amesbury

Amesbury

Amesbury is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is most famous for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is in its parish, and for the discovery of the Amesbury Archer—dubbed the King of Stonehenge in the press—in 2002...

 and 12 miles (19 km) north-east of the city

City

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 of Salisbury

Salisbury

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. It lies on the A338 and is close to that road's junction with the A303

A303 road

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. It falls under the borough

Borough

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 of Test Valley

Test Valley

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 for administrative purposes but its postcode is Tidworth

Tidworth

Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, 12 miles south of Marlborough, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury and 6 miles east...

 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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 for Royal Mail

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 purposes.

It is home to some Army families due to its close proximity to Tidworth Army

British Army

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 Barracks

Barracks

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 and is surrounded by Salisbury Plain

Salisbury Plain

Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering . It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known...

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Notable features in the village include the Norman

Norman architecture

About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...

 St Peter's Church and the River Bourne

River Bourne, Wiltshire

The River Bourne is a river in the English county of Wiltshire, and a tributary of the River Avon.The Bourne's source is at the eastern end of the Vale of Pewsey, near the village of Burbage. The river cuts through the chalk escarpment at Collingbourne Kingston, to flow south across Salisbury Plain...

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Village facilities include a pub, a sports and social club, a local shop and Post Office, a primary school, a village hall and a second-hand car dealer.

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