Lea, Wiltshire
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Lea is a village in Wiltshire, England, lying approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Malmesbury. It is part of the civil parish of Lea and Cleverton which includes the village of Garsdon and the hamlet of Cleverton. Garsdon was a separate parish until 1934.[2][3]
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Lea | |
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Lea & Garsdon Primary School | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 812 (in 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST958866 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Malmesbury |
Postcode district | SN16 |
Dialling code | 01666 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
51.578°N 2.061°W / 51.578; -2.061 |
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The Charlton Stream forms the western boundary of the parish, and joins the River Avon near Cowbridge in the southwest of the parish. The Woodbridge Brook flows east–west across the parish to join the Charlton Stream northwest of Lea village.[4] The southern boundary of the parish follows approximately the B4042 Swindon–Malmesbury road.