Hannington | |
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![]() Hannington Hall | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 243 (in 2021)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU175933 |
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Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SWINDON |
Postcode district | SN6 |
Dialling code | 01793 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Hannington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Highworth, within the Borough of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Hannington Wick (north of Hannington village) and Swanborough (south, on the border with Highworth parish). The River Thames forms both the northern boundary of the parish and the county boundary with Gloucestershire.
John Marius Wilson of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales in 1870 described the village of Hannington as:
A village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands 2 miles W by N of Highworth, 2 S of the river Thames at the boundary with Gloucester, and 7 NE of Swindon Junction r. station; is a pretty place, built in the form of the letter Y; and has a post office under Swindon.[2]