Landford
| Landford | |
 St Andrew's Church |
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  Landford |
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| Population | 1,271 (in 2011)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SU257188 |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALISBURY |
| Postcode district | SP5 2A |
| Dialling code | 01794 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Salisbury |
Coordinates: 50°58′05″N 1°38′06″W / 50.968°N 1.635°W
Landford is a village and civil parish 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. To the south and east of the parish is the county of Hampshire and the New Forest National Park.
The village has a primary school, a public house (the Landford Poacher),[2] a village shop and post office. The village used to have a bakery but it closed in 2007.
Nearby Landford Bog and Landford Heath are biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Notable people
- Nigel Anderson (1920-2008), soldier, landowner, chairman of Wiltshire County Council and High Sheriff of Wiltshire.
Notable buildings
The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is Grade II* listed[3] and was built in 1858 to designs by the Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield.[4][5]
Landford Manor dates from the 17th century and is Grade II* listed.[6]
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ The Landford Poacher
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Landford (1184023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 291. ISBN 0 14 071026 4.
- ↑ "Church of St. Andrew, Landford". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Landford Manor, Landford (1300292)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
External links
- "Landford". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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