Bulford Information
Bulford (grid reference SU175435) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,698.
The name is derived from the Old English bulut ieg ford meaning 'ragged robin island ford'. [2]
The village is separated from the site of Bulford Camp, an army base, and is close to Durrington, Amesbury and Larkhill.
Bulford is perhaps most famous for being the site of the Bulford Kiwi a large chalk kiwi on the hill above the village.
The village is the site of the confluence of the Nine Mile River with the River Avon.
See also
References
- ^ WiltshireCouncil: Wiltshire Community History: Bulford Census Information
- ^ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins/kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=7454
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