Chapmanslade is a village and parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population...

Location

Its closest towns are Westbury and Warminster in Wiltshire, and the Somerset town of Frome is also nearby. Trowbridge is to the north. Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. ... This article is about the English town. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... For the various rivers and a lake with this name, see Frome (disambiguation) Map sources for Frome at grid reference ST797538 Frome (pronounced ) is a small town in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills, with a population of 24,510 (2001 census). ... Location within the British Isles Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England. ...

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Features

The village High Street is a section of the A3098 between Westbury and Frome and is some 2 km long. Near the centre of the village are the village school and the Anglican parish church. Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. ... For the various rivers and a lake with this name, see Frome (disambiguation) Map sources for Frome at grid reference ST797538 Frome (pronounced ) is a small town in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills, with a population of 24,510 (2001 census). ...

The parish of Chapmanslade also includes Thoulstone Park Golf Club.

History

Most of Chapmanslade was part of the historic civil parish of Westbury, while parts of the present parish formed part of Upton Scudamore. The name Chapmanslade has referred to the village since the 14th century at least, and is believed to mean that travelling merchants lived there. The principal local industries were weaving and agriculture, but the employment profile of the village is now very similar to Southern England generally. The present parish was established in the 1890s. Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. ...

Local government

Most local government services are provided by Wiltshire County Council and West Wiltshire District Council, both of whom have their offices in nearby Trowbridge. Chapmanslade also has its own elected parish council of five members, which is almost entirely a consultative body. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... West Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England. ...

The village is represented in Parliament by the MP for Westbury, Andrew Murrison, and in Wiltshire County Council by Fleur de Rhé-Philipe. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Westbury is a rural parliamentary constituency in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Dr Andrew William Murrison (born 24 April 1961, Colchester) is a doctor and politician in the United Kingdom. ... A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...

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