Horsington | |
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Location within Somerset | |
Population | 579 (2021) |
OS grid reference | ST702238 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Templecombe |
Postcode district | BA8 |
Dialling code | 01963 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Horsington is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wincanton and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, within the Blackmore Vale. The parish includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop (or Wilkinthroop) and the village of South Cheriton. The parish population at the 2021 census was 579.[1]