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Staverton is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 county of Wiltshire
Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a Ceremonial counties of England in the South West England of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire....
.

Staverton is near the confluence of the River Avon
River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. Because of a number of other Rivers Avon in England, this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon....
 and the River Biss
River Biss

The River Biss is a small river in Wiltshire, England and is a tributary of the River Avon, Bristol. The name is of uncertain origin; it is claimed that the word is from the Old Norse bisa, meaning "to strive"....
 and is on the south bank of the former; to the south of the village is the Kennet and Avon Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal

The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury, Berkshire to the River Avon, Bristol at Bath, Somerset, or to the entire navigation between the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire and the Bristol Har...
 and a marina
Marina

A marina is a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found....
 serves the canal communities. Staverton is some three miles north of the county town of Trowbridge
Trowbridge

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset....
. Administratively, Staverton forms part of the district of West Wiltshire
West Wiltshire

West Wiltshire is a Districts of England in Wiltshire, England and was formed on 1 April, 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury, along with Bradford and Melksham Rural District and the Warminster and Westbury Rural District....
. Staverton is now expanding, with new houses and apartments built by the marina.








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Staverton is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 county of Wiltshire
Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a Ceremonial counties of England in the South West England of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire....
.

Staverton is near the confluence of the River Avon
River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. Because of a number of other Rivers Avon in England, this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon....
 and the River Biss
River Biss

The River Biss is a small river in Wiltshire, England and is a tributary of the River Avon, Bristol. The name is of uncertain origin; it is claimed that the word is from the Old Norse bisa, meaning "to strive"....
 and is on the south bank of the former; to the south of the village is the Kennet and Avon Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal

The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury, Berkshire to the River Avon, Bristol at Bath, Somerset, or to the entire navigation between the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire and the Bristol Har...
 and a marina
Marina

A marina is a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found....
 serves the canal communities. Staverton is some three miles north of the county town of Trowbridge
Trowbridge

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset....
. Administratively, Staverton forms part of the district of West Wiltshire
West Wiltshire

West Wiltshire is a Districts of England in Wiltshire, England and was formed on 1 April, 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury, along with Bradford and Melksham Rural District and the Warminster and Westbury Rural District....
. Staverton is now expanding, with new houses and apartments built by the marina.

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