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building. Alterations were made in the 13th century (probably including the addition of the tower), and again in the 14th and 16th. The foundations of the tower proved to be inadequate and its height was reduced, probably in the 16th century. In the 19th century a north transept was added.
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was built on the High Street in 1874, replacing a school founded in 1758 which was housed in a cottage near the church. Following the expansion of the village in the 1960s, the present building was opened in 1971 on a new site towards the northeast of the village.
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which is responsible for most local government functions. The Amesbury East & Bulford electoral division covers the east side of Amesbury as well as Bulford parish, and elects one member to Wiltshire Council.
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was provided at Bulford, on the southern edge of the village where the line crossed the road which is now the A3028. The line closed to passengers in 1952 but goods services continued until 1963.
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Chapel was built towards the south of the village in 1828 to replace an earlier meeting house. As of 2016 the chapel is still in use and the congregation is associated with the
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for children aged 2–11. The school was founded in Amesbury and has been on Bulford's High Street since 1957.
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has an Anglican church, St George's (1920s) and a Catholic church, Our Lady Queen of Peace (1960s).
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of St Leonard, to the west of the village near the Avon, is from the late 12th century and is a
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From 1897, land east of Bulford began to be used by the Army as Bulford Camp. In 1906 the
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forms the western boundary of the parish, and the village is near the confluence of the
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The 1086 Domesday Book recorded 39 households at Bulford, within an estate of
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Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain
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island ford'. It is recorded in the Wiltshire Charter Rolls of 1199 as
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Bulford Camp has a primary school called Kiwi Primary School.
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army base is separate from the village but within the parish.
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Today the church is part of the Avon River team ministry.
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and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the town of
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Bulford is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
OS grid reference
SU168434
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Salisbury
Postcode district
SP4
Dialling code
Police
Wiltshire
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
East Wiltshire
Parish Council
UK

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