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| Royal Wootton Bassett | |
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 Royal Wootton Bassett's former Town Hall, now the local museum | |
  Royal Wootton Bassett Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 13,570 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU067825 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode district | SN4 |
| Dialling code | 01793 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Royal Wootton Bassett /ˈrɔɪəl ˈwʊtən ˈbæsɪt/, formerly Wootton Bassett, is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 13,570 at the 2021 Census. In the north of the county, it lies 6 miles (10 km) to the west of the major town of Swindon and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Calne.
The town was granted royal patronage in March 2011 by Elizabeth II in recognition of its role in the early-21st-century military funeral repatriations, which passed through the town. This honour was officially conferred in a ceremony on 16 October 2011 – the first royal patronage to be conferred upon a town (as distinguished from a borough or county) since 1909.[2][3]
- ^ "Wootton Bassett". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b Ensor, Josie (16 October 2011). "Wootton Bassett officially re-named royal town". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "16th October 2011". Wootton Bassett Town Council. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.