Upavon

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Upavon is a village on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, notable for its long military association and nearby army and air force facilities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Netheravon 1
Upavon, Wiltshire 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf village
category Salisbury Plain
Villages in Wiltshire
ceremonialCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
civilParish Upavon self-link
country England
dialCode 01980
distanceTo about 10 miles south of Pewsey
about 4 miles west of Pewsey Vale
domesdayBookMention Yes
governingBody Upavon Parish Council
hasLongAssociationWith British Army
Royal Air Force
hasNearbyMilitaryTrainingArea Salisbury Plain
surface form: Salisbury Plain Training Area
hasParishChurch St Mary the Virgin, Upavon
hasPostTown Pewsey
surface form: PEWSEY
hasRoadConnection A342 road NERFINISHED
A345 road NERFINISHED
historicalCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
lieutenancyArea Wiltshire NERFINISHED
locatedIn Wiltshire NERFINISHED
locatedNear River Avon
surface form: River Avon, Wiltshire
locatedOn Salisbury Plain
nearbyFacility MOD Boscombe Down
Netheravon Airfield
Trenchard Lines
Upavon Aerodrome
notableFor military association
nearby air force facilities
nearby army facilities
OSGridReference SU138540
parliamentaryConstituency Devizes
partOf Wiltshire NERFINISHED
postcodeArea SN
postcodeDistrict SN9
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST
unitaryAuthority Wiltshire Council

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upavon civilParish Upavon self-link
this entity surface form: Upavon, Wiltshire
this entity surface form: Netheravon
Upavon Aerodrome locatedIn Upavon