Sparkford | |
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The Sparkford Inn | |
Location within Somerset | |
Population | 617 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST604264 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | YEOVIL |
Postcode district | BA22 |
Dialling code | 01963 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Sparkford Parish Council |
Sparkford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Weston Bampfylde.
It is situated near the junction of the A303 from London to Exeter and the A359 from Frome to Yeovil. In 1986 a bypass was built to take the main traffic on the A303 around the north of the village. The population is 617[1] mostly living along the old A303 and Church Road,[2] which runs down to the former water mill and the church.