Kingsdown, Box

Kingsdown

The Swan, Kingsdown (2008)
Kingsdown
 Kingsdown shown within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceST810670
Civil parishBox
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CORSHAM
Postcode district SN13
Dialling code 01225
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Wiltshire
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Coordinates: 51°24′07″N 2°16′26″W / 51.402°N 2.274°W / 51.402; -2.274

Kingsdown is a hamlet in the civil parish of Box, Wiltshire, England. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Box and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Bathford, across the county border in Somerset.

There is a pub, the Swan Inn. Kingsdown Golf Course is on higher ground to the east of the hamlet.

A Methodist chapel was built in 1869 and rebuilt in 1926; by 2003 it was a private house.[1]

References

  1. "Methodist Chapel, Kingsdown, Box". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 28 October 2015.


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