Heytesbury

Heytesbury

Heytesbury is a village in Wiltshire, England, located in the Wylye Valley. The poet, Siegfried Sassoon, spent the last part of his life in Heytesbury House, and his son George also lived there for a time.

The village is also known for its association with events that have been recorded in the books "The Warminster Mystery" Shuttlewood, Arthur and "The Warminster Mystery revisited" Steve Dewey and John Ries. Both books detail events that occurred around the year 1967 and included unidentified flying object sightings, crop circles and "Men in Black".

The local church is a Collegiate Church: The Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Between 1449 and 1832, Heytesbury was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament.

Local government

Heytesbury, together with Knook, Tytherington and Imber (the last of which has no residents) elects a parish council called "Heytesbury, Imber and Knook". Local government services are provided by West Wiltshire District Council and Wiltshire County Council, both of whom have their offices in nearby Trowbridge. The village is represented in Parliament by the MP for Westbury, Andrew Murrison, in Wiltshire County Council by Andrew Davis and in West Wiltshire District Council by Christopher Newbury.

ee also

Heytesbury (UK Parliament constituency)


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