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Royal Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett shown within Wiltshire
Population 11,043 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SU0682
Parish Royal Wootton Bassett[2]
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Ceremonial county Wiltshire
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Swindon
Postcode district SN4
Dialling code 01793
Police Wiltshire more »

Royal Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett shown within Wiltshire
Population 11,043 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SU0682
Parish Royal Wootton Bassett[2]
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Ceremonial county Wiltshire
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Swindon
Postcode district SN4
Dialling code 01793
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance Great Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament North Wiltshire
Website Wootton Bassett Town Council
List of places: UK o England o Wiltshire
Royal Wootton Bassett[2] ( /'r???l 'w?t?n 'bæs?t/), informally known as Wootton Bassett, is a small market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 11,043 in 2001. Situated in the north of the county, it lies 6 miles (9.5 km) to the southwest of the major town of Swindon.

The town was granted royal patronage in March 2011 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of its role in the early 21st century military funeral repatriations, which passed through the town. This honour was officially conferred in a ceremony on 16 October 2011 - the first royal patronage to be conferred upon a town (as distinguished from a borough or county) since 1909.[3]
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