Chilmark, Wiltshire

Chilmark is a Wiltshire village and civil parish of some 150 houses straddling the B3089 road, 11 miles (18 km) west of Salisbury, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Mooray and Portash, both close to the south of Chilmark village; and the dispersed hamlet of Ridge, to the southwest.

Chilmark
Chilmark
Location within Wiltshire
Population525 (in 2011)
OS grid referenceST969327
Unitary authority
  • Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
  • Wiltshire
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01722
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • South West Wiltshire
WebsiteParish Council

The stream through the village, often dry in summer, flows some two miles (3 km) south to join the River Nadder. The Fonthill estate extends into the west of the parish as far as Ridge.

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