Great Bedwyn

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Great Bedwyn is a historic village and former parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, England, known for its long-standing role in British parliamentary representation before the 19th-century reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
former parliamentary borough
village
category Civil parishes in Wiltshire
Former parliamentary boroughs in England
Villages in Wiltshire
ceremonialCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
country England
United Kingdom
dialCode 01672
electoralReformContext 19th-century parliamentary reforms
hadBoroughStatus true
hasAmenity post office
public house
shop
village hall
hasAncientParishStatus true
hasConservationArea true
hasFeature Crofton Pumping Station NERFINISHED
hasParishChurch St Mary’s Church, Great Bedwyn NERFINISHED
hasPrimarySchool Great Bedwyn Church of England Primary School NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Bedwyn railway station NERFINISHED
historicCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
lieutenancyArea Wiltshire NERFINISHED
locatedEastOf Marlborough NERFINISHED
locatedIn southwest England
surface form: South West England

Wiltshire
locatedNear River Dun NERFINISHED
locatedOn Kennet and Avon Canal NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Hungerford NERFINISHED
lostRepresentationBy Reform Act 1832 NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Domesday Book NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Bedwyn Common NERFINISHED
Crofton NERFINISHED
Grafton NERFINISHED
Little Bedwyn NERFINISHED
osGridReference SU278643
parishChurchDedication St Mary NERFINISHED
parliamentaryBoroughCreated 13th century
parliamentaryBoroughType rotten borough
parliamentaryConstituency Devizes NERFINISHED
parliamentaryRepresentationEnded 1832
postcodeArea SN
postcodeDistrict SN8
postTown Marlborough NERFINISHED
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
returnedMembersToParliament 2
unitaryAuthority Wiltshire Council NERFINISHED
wasDomesdaySettlement true

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