Upton Lovell

Upton Lovell

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Upton Lovell
population= 183 [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcensus.php?id=252]
shire_district= West Wiltshire
shire_county = Wiltshire
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= Westbury
post_town= Warminster
postcode_district = BA12 0xx

postcode_area= BA
dial_code= +44 (0)1985
os_grid_reference= ST948408
latitude= 51.1667

longitude= -2.0751

Upton Lovell is a village and civil parish in the West Wiltshire district of Wiltshire, England. It is situated on the A36, near Warminster, and by the River Wylye.

The village's pub is called the Prince Leopold [ [http://www.princeleopoldinn.co.uk/ The Prince Leopold] web site] , in memory of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria, who lived at Boyton Manor in the neighbouring village of Boyton. He died of haemophilia in 1884.

Administration

Upton Lovell has an elected Parish Council. Most local government services are provided by Wiltshire County Council and West Wiltshire District Council, both with their offices in Trowbridge.

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