Great Somerford

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Great Somerford
latitude= 51.542833
longitude= -2.053997
population = 737 ( [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?id=121 2001] )
shire_district= North Wiltshire
region= South West England
shire_county = Wiltshire
constituency_westminster= North Wiltshire
post_town= CHIPPENHAM
postcode_area= SN
postcode_district = SN15 5
dial_code= 01249
os_grid_reference= ST963826

Great Somerford is a village within Dauntsey Vale, Wiltshire situated next to the river Avon.

History

Amenities

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul
Fourways Store & Post Office
Volunteer Inn
Walter Powell Church of England Community Primary School
Walter powell Pre-school

methodist church (was a reading room)

Clubs & Societies

Great Somerford Bell Ringers, Coffee Pots, Great Somerford Bee Keepers ( To be confirmed )

Notable Structures

There are a total of 3 WWII pillboxes in GT.somerford 1 on the road to dauntsey 1 overlooking the old railway and 1 overlooking 2 fields and the river avon

There is also a Mound next to st.peter and st.paul's church where a roman fort stood

Political Representatives

The political representative is

Toby Sturgiss MP

External links

* [http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/wiltshire/great+somerford/great+somerford.htm The Francis Frith photographic collection]
* Photographs at the Geograph grid reference photography project – [http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/ST9682] [http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=164998]
* [http://www.northwilts-communityweb.com/site/Great-Somerford-Parish-Council/index.htm Parish Council] page at the North Wiltshire District Council website
* [http://www.northwilts.gov.uk/great_somerford.pdf NWDC Conservation Area Description, October 2005] (PDF) Retrieved 25th March, 2007.
* [http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/ph_gsom.htm Church of St. Peter & St. Paul]
* [http://www.geocities.com/greatsomerford2003/ Village Design Statement]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10411993 A Vision of Britain Through Time] – A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/GreatSomerford/index.htm GENUKI] – UK & Ireland Genealogy
* cite web
last = Lundy
first = Darryl
title = Place Index - Great Somerford
publisher = thePeerage.com
url = http://www.thepeerage.com/pd203.htm#i11910

References