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Wroughton

Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and lies along the A4361 road between Swindon and Avebury; the road into Swindon crosses the M4 motorway between junctions 15 and 16. The village is about south of Swindon town centre on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town of Marlborough is about to the south via the B4005 at Chiseldon and the A346 road. The World Heritage Site at Avebury is about to the south.

The parish includes North Wroughton, formerly a small settlement on the road towards Swindon but now part of the built-up area; and the hamlets of Elcombe and Overtown.

Wroughton (disambiguation)

Wroughton is a village in Wiltshire, England.

Wroughton may also refer to:

  • Philip Wroughton (1846-1910), English landowner and politician
  • Philip Lavallin Wroughton (born 1933), Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, England
  • Richard Wroughton (1748-1822), British actor
  • Robert Charles Wroughton (1849-1921), naturalist, British India
  • William Wroughton (c.1509-1559), English politician