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Wilsford cum Lake

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War Memorial, Wilsford geograph.org.uk 773899
War Memorial, Wilsford geograph.org.uk 773899

Wilsford cum Lake is a civil parish in the Woodford valley in Wiltshire, England. The parish is bounded to the east by the Salisbury Avon and contains the small settlements of Wilsford, Normanton and Lake. Wilsford is about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Amesbury and 6 miles (10 km) north of Salisbury.

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Wilsford cum Lake
Hungerford Lane,

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N 51.157 ° E -1.809 °
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Dovecote at Wilsford House

Hungerford Lane
SP4 7BT , Wilsford cum Lake
England, United Kingdom
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