Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.

Local government

Although a civil parish, Broad Hinton does not have a parish council in its own right, it shares one with Winterbourne Basset - see Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett. It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Location

Position: gbmapping|SU104767

Nearby towns and cities: Marlborough, Swindon, Calne, Devizes

Nearby villages: Broad Town, Winterbourne Bassett, Wroughton, Clyffe Pypard

Disambiguation

This village of Broad Hinton, near Swindon, should not be confused with Broad Hinton, a liberty in the parish of Hurst in Berkshire. This part of Hurst was, before 1844, officially a detached part of Wiltshire.

See also

*List of places in Wiltshire

Sources

* [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom2.php?id=34 Wiltshire County Council Website page on Broad Hinton] , retrieved 18:45 Oct 8, 2004 (UTC).
* [http://www.kennet.gov.uk/leg_dem/web_comm_minutes.nsf/9055528f2a958b9d8025687f00608fad/c47f48c4a45967fe8025673100335336?OpenDocument Kennet District Council Website page on Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish] , retrieved 15:40 Oct 5, 2004 (UTC).
* [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/19_11_02_E&W_parish_and_community_names_and_codes_as_at_31_12_03.xls Office of National Statistics (ONS) - List of English parishes] , retrieved 14:00 Oct 3, 2004 (UTC).
*Map 'Explorer 157', published by the Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-21782-5, revised 1997.


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