Easton Royal is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village site was the location of the Easton Priory from 1234 to 1536. The name of Easton Royal came into use in the 1850s and was officially sanctioned ca. 1860.
The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 283.
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