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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Great Bedwyn canonical 8

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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
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
hasParishChurch St Mary’s Church, Great Bedwyn
hasPrimarySchool Great Bedwyn Church of England Primary School
hasRailwayStation Bedwyn railway station
historicCounty Wiltshire
lieutenancyArea Wiltshire
locatedEastOf Marlborough
locatedIn South West England
linked to: southwest England

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

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