- Tisbury, Wiltshire
Infobox UK place
official_name= Tisbury
local_name=
shire_district=Salisbury
shire_county=Wiltshire
country= England
region= South West England
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population= 2000
os_grid_reference= ST944291
map_type= Wiltshire
latitude= 51.0668
longitude= -2.0803
london_distance=
post_town= Salisbury
postcode_area= SP
postcode_district= SP3
dial_code= 01747
constituency_westminster= West Dorset
website=The small town of Tisbury lies approximately 13 miles west of
Salisbury in the county ofWiltshire . With a population of a little over 2000 [ [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?item=Tisbury Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Population/Census Information ] ] it is an important local centre for communities around the upperRiver Nadder and Vale of Wardour. It is the largest settlement within theCranborne Chase and West Wiltshire DownsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty (larger nearby settlements such as Salisbury andShaftesbury are just outside of it).Transport
One of Tisbury's most important facilities is its railway station which is on the Waterloo -
Salisbury -Yeovil -Exeter line, placing its residents within commuting distance of the capital. It is only a few minutes from to theA303 trunk road linkingSouth East England with theWest Country .History
The small town has some certain historical significance. The church yard of the church of St John's holds the graves of Rudyard Kipling's parents. It also holds the second oldest tree in Great Britain, a large yew tree, which is believed to be around 4000 years old.
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