Great Chalfield
Great Chalfield, also sometimes called by its Latin name of Chalfield Magna, formerly East Chalfield and anciently Much Chaldefield, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Atworth, in west Wiltshire, England. Its nearest towns are Melksham, about 3 miles (4.8 km) away to the northeast, and Bradford-on-Avon, at about the same distance to the southwest.
Great Chalfield | |
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All Saints' Church, Great Chalfield | |
Great Chalfield Location within Wiltshire | |
OS grid reference | ST860632 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MELKSHAM |
Postcode district | SN12 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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The village has a notable manor house, Great Chalfield Manor.
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