Charlton St Peter

For other Wiltshire places named Charlton, see Charlton, Wiltshire (disambiguation).

Charlton St Peter
St Peter's Church
Charlton St Peter
Location within Wiltshire
Population79 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceSU117560
Civil parish
  • Charlton St Peter
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPewsey
Postcode districtSN9
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council

Charlton St Peter or just Charlton is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in the English county of Wiltshire. The village lies about 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Pewsey. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 79. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Wilsford.

The village is in the north of the parish, between the River Avon and the Devizes-Upavon road, the A342. To the south the parish extends onto Salisbury Plain.

The name Charlton derives from the Old English ceorltūn meaning 'churl's settlement'.

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