Ford, North Wiltshire

This article is about the village near Chippenham, Wiltshire. For the hamlet near Salisbury, see Ford, Salisbury.

Ford
Cottages in Ford
Ford Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	ST841748
Civil parish	North Wraxall
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chippenham
Postcode district	SN14
Dialling code	01249
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Cotswolds
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°28′19″N2°13′48″W / 51.472°N 2.230°W / 51.472; -2.230

Ford is a small village in the north-west of Wiltshire, England. The village is on the A420 road, 4 miles west of Chippenham and 11 miles east of Bristol.

Ford is the second largest village in the civil parish of North Wraxall, ^[1] a collection of five settlements which includes Upper Wraxall, North Wraxall, The Shoe (also on the A420) and Mountain Bower. There is a pub called the White Hart, but no other shops.

The Bybrook River flows through the village.

A church of St John was designed by C.E. Ponting in 1896 and converted into a residence in 2001. ^[2]

References

1. "Wiltshire Community History". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. "Church of St. John, Ford, North Wraxall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 March 2015.