Spirthill
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Spirthill is a small hamlet in the county of Wiltshire
in England
, situated 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south of Lyneham
, it is too small to be defined as a village and has no specific 'centre'. It is on top of a hill with views over the Avon valley and the towns of Calne and Chippenham can be seen from some points.
It is a quiet community of farmland and residential housing spread out along a very narrow and unlit lane.
There are 19 homes in the hamlet, including five farms with livestock or arable crops. The area was once part of the nearby Bowood Estate and can trace historical links back to the 16th Century. It is believed there were farms in the area around the Doomsday time or before. There are no significant industrial activities in the hamlet and development is strictly controlled by local policy.
The hamlet is served by Wessex Water, Scottish and Southern Electricity are responsible for the overhead mains power supplies. The BT exchange at Hilmarton serves the hamlet via overhead telephone lines. There is no sewerage service or mains gas supply to the hamlet. There are no shops, pub or telephone box, but there is a post box (collections on weekdays and Saturdays at 4.45 PM). There are no regular public transport services, the nearest bus stops being on the A3102 at the foot of Snow Hill which is about 2 miles away. Walking these lanes requires particular care.
The Wiltshire Library Service mobile library visits regularly, using the yard of Naish House Farm.
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...
in England
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...
, situated 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south of Lyneham
Lyneham, Wiltshire
Lyneham is a large village in north Wiltshire, within the civil parish of Lyneham and Bradenstoke, and situated southwest of Wootton Bassett, north of Calne and southwest of Swindon. The village is on the A3102 road between Calne and Wootton Bassett.-RAF Lyneham:RAF Lyneham is at Lyneham...
, it is too small to be defined as a village and has no specific 'centre'. It is on top of a hill with views over the Avon valley and the towns of Calne and Chippenham can be seen from some points.
It is a quiet community of farmland and residential housing spread out along a very narrow and unlit lane.
There are 19 homes in the hamlet, including five farms with livestock or arable crops. The area was once part of the nearby Bowood Estate and can trace historical links back to the 16th Century. It is believed there were farms in the area around the Doomsday time or before. There are no significant industrial activities in the hamlet and development is strictly controlled by local policy.
The hamlet is served by Wessex Water, Scottish and Southern Electricity are responsible for the overhead mains power supplies. The BT exchange at Hilmarton serves the hamlet via overhead telephone lines. There is no sewerage service or mains gas supply to the hamlet. There are no shops, pub or telephone box, but there is a post box (collections on weekdays and Saturdays at 4.45 PM). There are no regular public transport services, the nearest bus stops being on the A3102 at the foot of Snow Hill which is about 2 miles away. Walking these lanes requires particular care.
The Wiltshire Library Service mobile library visits regularly, using the yard of Naish House Farm.