Chiseldon
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Chiseldon | |
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Village and civil parish | |
Chiseldon Green | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 2,667 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU188797 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SWINDON |
Postcode district | SN4 |
Dialling code | 01793 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
South Swindon | |
Website | Parish Council |
Chiseldon is a village and
History
Settlements in the area date back to prehistoric and Roman times, but Chiseldon itself was started by the
The spelling "Chisledon" has also been used,[3] and continues in the name of the ecclesiastical parish.[4]
In 2004, a group of Iron Age cauldrons was discovered at a site close to the centre of the village.[5] This unique find, the largest group of Iron Age cauldrons to be discovered in Europe, was excavated in June 2005 and again in 2010.[6] Now thought to comprise 17 cauldrons, they were taken to the British Museum for conservation and research.[7][8]
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway was constructed in 1881 and ran through the centre of the village until 1961, with a station that linked the village to Swindon Town station to the north and Marlborough to the south.
Chiseldon Army Camp was opened in 1914 and closed in 1962. During both World Wars it was heavily used as a training base for troops. A World War I soldier, Arthur Bullock, recorded overcrowding and appalling conditions, including, in the canteen, having to re-use tables and plates from a previous sitting, on which lay 'bones and chewed bits of gristle'. He also recalls being kept awake by a
An area in and around the village was designated as a Conservation Area in 1990.[10]
The Chiseldon Local History Group maintains a website with information about the history of the village. They also organise a programme of lectures and have a museum in the village.[11]
Religious sites
One record states that the church at Chiseldon was granted in 903 to
Holy Cross, the
The three-stage 15th-century tower is in unusual position backing onto the south aisle, its base providing a porch.
There are several wall monuments, 18th and 19th century, to members of the Calley family of Burderop. Stone memorials inside the church include a depiction of Edward Hellish (died 1707) and his large family. Historic England describe the churchyard as well stocked with chest tombs and headstones, mostly from the 18th century.[13]
In 1923, the parishes and benefices of Chiseldon and Draycot Foliat were united.[3] Today the parish of Chisledon with Draycott Folliatt [sic] is at the centre of the Ridgeway benefice, which also covers Ogbourne St Andrew and Ogbourne St George.[4][16]
The parish
The Parish of Chiseldon encompasses not only the village but also the neighbouring hamlets of Draycot Foliat and Hodson. Draycot Foliat had its own church and parish in the medieval period, but in 1571 the Bishop of Salisbury ordered the church in Draycot to be demolished, as neither parish could sustain their own rectors any longer. As Chiseldon was the larger, Draycot was incorporated into that parish, and the materials from the church in Draycot were used to repair the church in Chiseldon.
In 2017 a community governance review redrew the northern boundary of the parish to follow the M4, transferring the area to the north to the newly created
Local government
As well as having its own elected parish council, Chiseldon also falls within the area of the Borough of Swindon unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
Amenities
The village has a school, Chiseldon Primary School, which had 193 pupils in 2021.[21] The village has a surgery, and two hotels, one of them Chiseldon House Hotel.
There are two pubs in the parish: the Patriot's Arms in the village, and the Plough Inn on the main road north of the village. There is also a social club.
Local shops declined in the 20th century, as in many villages, due to people shopping in larger towns (Swindon) rather than in the village. Current local shops include a small newsagent, a hairdresser, a small supermarket and a petrol station. The small supermarket was an army barracks before it was converted into a shop.
References
- ^ "Chiseldon – 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Chiseldon in the Domesday Book
- ^ a b "No. 32870". The London Gazette. 12 October 1923. pp. 6836–6837.
- ^ a b "Chisledon with Draycot Foliat". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Winterburn, John B (January 2008). "The Chiseldon Cauldrons". Current Archaeology (214): 25–32.
- ^ "Chiseldon Cauldrons". Wessex Archaeology. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Chiseldon cauldrons". British Museum. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Chiseldon village's replica Iron Age cauldron unveiled". BBC News. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 52)
- ^ "No. 52292". The London Gazette. 4 October 1990. p. 15595.
- ^ "Chiseldon Local History Group". Chiseldon Local History Group. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Dunning, R. W.; Rogers, K. H.; Spalding, P. A.; Shrimpton, Colin; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1970). "Parishes: Chiseldon". In Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 9. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 6–23. Retrieved 14 March 2024 – via British History Online.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of the Holy Cross (1023312)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ OCLC 1201298091.
- ^ "Chiseldon, Holy Cross". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Holy Cross Chiseldon". Parishes of the Ridgeway Benefice. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Hill, Christopher. "Chiseldon Primitive Methodist chapel". My Primitive Methodists. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Chiseldon". North Wiltshire Methodist Circuit. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "The Swindon Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2017" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 19 January 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017.
- ^ "How we're funded". Chiseldon Parish Council. 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Chiseldon at Wikimedia Commons
- Chiseldon Parish Council
- Chiseldon Local History Group
- The changing face of Chiseldon – BBC Wiltshire, 2002