Ashton Keynes

Ashton Keynes
The village channel of the Thames entering the village
Homes alongside the same channel, in turn alongside the main road through the village: High Road
Ashton Keynes Location within Wiltshire
Population	1,400 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SU046940
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWINDON
Postcode district	SN6
Dialling code	01285
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°38′42″N 1°56′06″W / 51.645°N 01.935°W / 51.645; -01.935

Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Cirencester and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Cricklade. At the 2011 census the population of the parish, which includes the hamlet of North End, was 1,400.^[1]

The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and on both sides of the River Thames, which has many channels here. It is about 6.5 miles (10 km) from the river's source at Thames Head.