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Broughton Gifford is a medium sized village in the county of Wiltshire, in south west England situated about 20 minutes away from Bath. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...
Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ...
There are two parts of the village:
- The lower part, which is the main part of the village where St. Marys church and school are, as well as the village hall and the Fox and Hounds Pub. There are also two housing estates and some detached houses in this part as well.
- The higher part, this is the common which is a large patch of open land with houses circling around it. At the moment there are three ponds on the common, which are home to a group of ducks in their breeding season. At the end of the common there is the Bell pub and the football and bowling pitches.
At one time much of Broughton Gifford and the surrouding area was covered in woodlands, however much of these were cut down during the first and second world wars. The common was also once used for the villagers to graze their cattle and grow their own food on, but eventually these old traditions died out as well as many of the ponds which were on the common, as the council decided to fill many of them in. At the moment however we are pushing to get some more of these ponds back on the common and be re-dug. Also we are trying to start to get some more trees on the common as well, to break up the bare patch that is the common.
Local government
Broughton Gifford is a civil parish in its own right, and forms part of the district of West Wiltshire within the county of Wiltshire. Different aspect of local government are dealt with at all three levels. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...
West Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
Unusually the parish shares some land in common with the parish of Melksham Without. Melksham Without is a civil parish within the district of West Wiltshire in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
Cycling Broughton gifford has an up-coming mountain biking team/club which is called TEAM BROUGHTON GIFFORD, in which there are about ten people. The club goes on outings to woods nearby like Box and Browns Folly and also occasionally goes on weekend trips or one day outings to places like Wales or Westbury White Horse. An empty cardboard box Boxes are highly variable receptacles. ...
For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...
The Westbury White Horse is a chalk carving on Salisbury Plain in England. ...
Public Houses Broughton has two Pubs - "The Bell" on the Common, suprisingly enough, located on the Common and, at the other end of the village, "The Fox" . The Fox is presently more of a restaurant than tratidional English Pub, prior to this it was known as "The Fox and Hounds".
Other Points Of Interest Keeper of small children, Gregory Moorlock, was once caught on Broughton Common having intimate relations with a young boy in the back of a yellow Ford Cortina.
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