Grimstead
CountryEngland
Static image nameView towards West Grimstead - geograph.org.uk - 1740963.jpg
Population248
Unitary englandWiltshire
Lieutenancy englandWiltshire
RegionSouth West England
Constituency westminsterSalisbury
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP5
Postcode areaSP
Dial code01722
Coordinates51.041°N 1.688°W
Os grid referenceSU220269
Websitegrimstead-pc.gov.uk

Grimstead is a civil parish on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, to the south-east of Salisbury. Its settlements are the villages of East Grimstead and West Grimstead. The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 534.

East Grimstead and West Grimstead each have an ecclesiastical parish with a parish church, dedicated to Holy Trinity and St John respectively.[1][2] Today both are within the area of the Clarendon benefice, a group of nine rural parishes.[3]

The first tier of local government is Grimstead Parish Council.[4] The parish is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which performs all significant local government functions. For parliamentary purposes, the parish falls within the Salisbury constituency.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Holy Trinity, East Grimstead". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "St John, West Grimstead". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Clarendon Churches – The Church of England to the East of Salisbury". Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. ^ "Grimstead Parish Council". Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. ^ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2022.