BISHOPS CANNINGS

'Bishops Cannings' is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire. The parish is the third largest in Wiltshire, and includes the settlements of 'Coate', 'Horton', 'Bourton' and 'Easton' in addition to Bishops Cannings itself. In the Census 2001 the parish had a population of 1,566.

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Local government

Location

See also

Sources

Local government

Bishops Cannings is a civil parish with an elected parish council. 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:'
'Nearby towns and cities:' Devizes, Marlborough, Swindon
'Nearby villages:' Little Horton,All Cannings, Etchilhampton, Roundway, Avebury,

See also

★ List of places in Wiltshire

★ List of civil parishes in England

Sources

★ Wiltshire County Council Website page on Bishops Cannings, retrieved 15:10 Oct 8, 2004 (UTC)

★ Kennet District Council Website page on Bishops Cannings Parish, retrieved 15:10 Oct 8, 2004 (UTC)