Bulford
Coordinates: 51°12′54″N 1°46′19″W / 51.215°N 1.772°W
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 Bulford
Bulford shown within Wiltshire |
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| Population | 4,698 (2001 Census[1]) |
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| OS grid reference | SU155445 |
| Civil parish | Bulford |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP4 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire | |
Bulford (grid reference SU175435) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,698.
The name is derived from the Old English bulut ieg ford meaning 'ragged robin island ford'.[2]
The village is separated from the site of Bulford Camp, an army base, and is close to Durrington, Amesbury and Larkhill. Avondale School in the village is a private preparatory school that educates, amongst others, some of the children from the army camp.
Bulford is perhaps most famous for being the site of the Bulford Kiwi a large chalk kiwi on the hill above the village.
The village is the site of the confluence of the Nine Mile River with the River Avon.
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