Atworth

Atworth
Bradford Road, Atworth
Atworth Location within Wiltshire
Population	1,292 (in 2021)[1]
OS grid reference	ST865660
Civil parish	Atworth
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELKSHAM
Postcode district	SN12
Dialling code	01225
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Melksham and Devizes
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°23′35″N 2°11′42″W / 51.393°N 2.195°W / 51.393; -2.195

Atworth is a village and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. The village is on the A365 road between Melksham and Box, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Melksham and 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Bradford on Avon. The hamlet of Purlpit lies east of Atworth village, and in the south of the parish are the small village of Great Chalfield and the hamlet of Little Chalfield.

The Roman road from Silchester to Bath forms the northern boundary of the parish, and to the south of it is the settlement of Beardwell.