Wroughton

Wroughton
Open space near the main road through Wroughton
Wroughton is located in Wiltshire
Wroughton
Wroughton
Location within Wiltshire
Population8,239 (in 2021)
OS grid referenceSU150819
Civil parish
  • Wroughton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWINDON
Postcode districtSN4
Dialling code01793
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
The Three Tuns public house, now closed
Ordnance Survey Map of 1959 showing Wroughton, Burderop Park and Hodson. Grid squares are 1 km.

Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Located between the M4 motorway and the edge of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, it lies about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Swindon town centre, 5 miles (8 km) east of Royal Wootton Bassett, and 7.5 miles (12 km) north of Avebury.

The parish includes the Swindon suburb of Wichelstowe as well as North Wroughton, Thorney Park, Langton Park and Alexandra Park, and the hamlets of Elcombe and Overtown.