Patney

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Patney is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Devizes.

The infant Salisbury Avon forms part of the southern boundary of the parish.

Religious sites

The nearest Anglican church is St John the Baptist at Chirton. Patney had a church since the 12th century, St Swithin's, which was rebuilt in 1878, closed in 1992, and became a private residence in 1996.[1]

The ecclesiastical parish was united with the benefice of Chirton with Marden in 1963,[2] and today is within the area of the Cannings and Redhorn Team Ministry which covers a group of eight churches in the Vale of Pewsey.[3]

Local government

All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway.[4] In the House of Commons the parish is part of the East Wiltshire constituency.

Railway

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External links

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  • Patney Parish Council
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