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St Mary's Church, Upavon
 the last Saturday of the month except December
From 10am to 12pm
Everyone is welcome
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Issues can be addressed to the Council during the "adjournment". Please submit any issues, concerns or questions in writing, or by e-mail, to the Parish Clerk 48 hours before the meeting in order that a considered response be offered. Contact Details can be found HERE
The next Parish Council Meeting
will be held at the
UPAVON VILLAGE HALL
on
Wednesday 17 July 2019
at 7:00pm
All are welcome to attend
Upavon Parish Council are looking for ideas for the naming of the roads on the new housing development at Whistledown Farm. There are 4 roads that need naming, there is a main road through the development and then 3 smaller roads off, 4 names in all. The ending of the road name e.g. Road, Close, Avenue, etc. will be decided by the type of road that it is, for instance a cul de sac can't be called Road.
We have already had a few ideas, the first would be to name the roads after aircraft, especially with our links to the start of the Central Flying School here in Upavon, a second idea would be to name them after types of chicken, as the site, was, originally a chicken farm. A third idea is to have one of the roads called Whistledown, or have the whole development called Whistledown Farm, as that preserves the name of the original farm.
Upavon is a beautiful village set in the middle of Salisbury Plain, with picturesque cottages and gorgeous scenery; it is a place that will bring joy when visited. Surrounded by fields, with the River Avon running its length, Upavon is one of the most eye catching places in the Wiltshire area. With excellent amenities, it has kept its village style, and is highly regarded by both locals and visitors alike.
Upavon is in the County of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portions of the River Avon which runs from the north to the south through the village. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Pewsey, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the market town of Devizes, about 11 miles (17.7km) north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge and about 20 miles (32 km) north of the cathedral city of Salisbury. The A345 and A342 roads run through the village.
The occupation of Upavon dates back to the Iron Age settlement at Casterley Camp which lies approximately 1.5 miles west of the current village. The first mention of Upavon itself is in the Domesday Book as 'Oppavrene' (click here to go to Open Domesday website); though there are no details it can be estimated that the village supported some 200 to 250 people. The Iron Age settlement of Chisenbury Camp also lies close by to the southeast. The village prospered during the 12th and 13th centuries and started to develop features that are recognisable today. A large Norman church replaced the previous Saxon one, a manor house was built in the south of the village and a market square developed west of the church in the area that now lies between the two village pubs. For more information please visit Wikipedia
