(Village near Old Sarum)
Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
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| Place | Ford |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.095082 |
| Longitude | -1.774197 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ford, a quiet Wiltshire village, breathes the soft air of Salisbury Plain. It lies 3.2 km north-north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 29°T, OS grid SU 159 328), and is situated south-east of Old Sarum village. The chalk downs, a pale, almost luminous presence on clear days, cradle this small collection of homes, their roofs a muted patchwork against the broad sky. A sense of ancient pathways lingers here, where the land slopes gently and the River Avon, a silver ribbon, threads its way through the meadows. The very stones of the older cottages seem to absorb the light, holding it long after the sun has dipped below the horizon, a quiet testament to the enduring nature of this place.
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Explore Ford, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.095082, -1.774197. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |