Grimstead Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Grimstead
Static Image Name:View towards West Grimstead - geograph.org.uk - 1740963.jpg
Static Image Caption:West Grimstead
Population:248
Population Ref:(in 2011)[1]
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Lieutenancy England:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Salisbury
Post Town:Salisbury
Postcode District:SP5
Postcode Area:SP
Dial Code:01722
Coordinates:51.041°N -1.688°W
Os Grid Reference:SU220269

Grimstead is a civil parish on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, to the south-east of Salisbury. Its settlements are the villages of East Grimstead and West Grimstead. The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 534.

East Grimstead and West Grimstead each have an ecclesiastical parish with a parish church, dedicated to Holy Trinity and St John respectively.[2] [3] Today both are within the area of the Clarendon benefice, a group of nine rural parishes.[4]

The first tier of local government is Grimstead Parish Council.[5] The parish is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which performs all significant local government functions. For parliamentary purposes, the parish falls within the Salisbury constituency.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wiltshire Community History . Grimstead: Population . Wiltshire Council . 11 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Holy Trinity, East Grimstead . 11 September 2022 . A Church Near You . The Archbishops' Council.
  3. Web site: St John, West Grimstead . 11 September 2022 . A Church Near You . The Archbishops' Council.
  4. Web site: The Clarendon Churches – The Church of England to the East of Salisbury . 2022-09-11 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Grimstead Parish Council . 2022-09-11 . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Election Maps: Great Britain . 11 September 2022 . Ordnance Survey.