Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.

Local government

Although a civil parish, Broad Hinton does not have a parish council in its own right, it shares one with Winterbourne Basset - see Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett. It also falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Location

Position: grid reference SU104767

Nearby towns and cities: Marlborough, Swindon, Calne, Devizes

Nearby villages: Broad Town, Winterbourne Bassett, Wroughton, Clyffe Pypard

Disambiguation

This village of Broad Hinton, near Swindon, should not be confused with Broad Hinton, a liberty in the parish of Hurst in Berkshire. This part of Hurst was, before 1844, officially a detached part of Wiltshire.

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Broad Hinton, retrieved 18:45 Oct 8, 2004 (UTC).
• Kennet District Council Website page on Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish, retrieved 15:40 Oct 5, 2004 (UTC).
• Office of National Statistics (ONS) - List of English parishes, retrieved 14:00 Oct 3, 2004 (UTC).
• Map 'Explorer 157', published by the Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-21782-5, revised 1997.