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Coordinates: 51°27′31″N 2°06′57″W / 51.4585, -2.1158 Chippenham could be either of these places in the UK: Chippenham, Wiltshire Chippenham, Cambridgeshire See also: Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA Cippenham, Berkshire, UK Category: ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... North Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The SN postcode area, also known as the Swindon postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Pewsey and Swindon in England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Wiltshire Constabulary is the police force covering Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides services in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire in the South West England region. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... North Wiltshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chippenham is the largest town in rural North Wiltshire and in the new constituency Chippenham will be a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... The constituency (first used 2004) within England; Gibraltar is in the inset. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located at grid reference ST919733, some 21 km (13 miles) east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles) west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065.^[1] The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon and is believed to have existed as some form of settlement since before Roman times. For a time Alfred the Great had a hunting lodge there. The town continued to grow when the Great Western Railway arrived in 1841, and while historically a market town the economy has changed to that of a commuter town. The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Alfred (also Ã†lfred from the Old English: Ã†lfrÄ“d //) (c. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town, is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute to a nearby metropolis to earn their livelihood. ...

Cultural festivals such as the Chippenham Folk Festival are hosted by the Chippenham Folk Festival Association & Organised by the Festival Team who are all volunteers.

Chippenham is twinned with La Fleche in France and Friedberg in Germany. The town motto is "Unity and Loyalty". La FlÃ¨che is a commune of the Sarthe dÃ©partement in France, on the banks of the Loir river. ... Friedberg is the name of two cities in Germany and one in Austria: Friedberg, Bavaria Friedberg, Hesse Friedberg, Styria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Geography

Situation

Chippenham is set on a prominent crossing of the River Avon and lies between the Marlborough Downs to the East, the Cotswolds to the North and West and Salisbury Plain to the South. Three miles to the north of Chippenham is Kington St Michael. The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. ... The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ... This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ... Kington St Michael is a small village 3 miles north of Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, with approximately 700 inhabitants. ...

The town is surrounded by sparse countryside and there are several woodlands in or in close proximity to the town, for example, Bird's Marsh, Vincients Wood and Briars Wood. Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China An artists rendering of an aerial view of the Maryland countryside: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. ... Birds Marsh is a large woodland, approximately 24 hectares in size, outside the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire in England. ... Vincients Wood is a small nature reserve, an area of semi-natural broadleaved woodland located on the far west of the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire. ...

Transport

The town is 7 km (4 miles) south of the M4 motorway, giving easy access to Bristol, Swindon, South Wales and London. The A4 coach road from London provides an alternative route to Bristol via Bath, and the A420 and B4069 bring you to Bristol and Oxford. Image File history File links British_Railways_Western_Region_station_totem_for_Chippenham. ... Image File history File links British_Railways_Western_Region_station_totem_for_Chippenham. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ... This article is about the English city. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... The A420 is a road between Bristol and Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

Chippenham railway station is on the main line rail route from London Paddington to the West Country and is famous for its railway arches and other buildings created by Isambard Kingdom Brunel when he built the Great Western Railway. Bus services to Bath, Calne, Devizes, Trowbridge and Swindon are available. Chippenham railway station is the railway station serving Chippenham in Wiltshire. ... Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... The West Country is an informal term for the area of south-western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. ... Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 â€“ 15 September 1859) (IPA: ), was a British engineer. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... , Calne is a town located in central Wiltshire, in the South West England region of the United Kingdom. ... , Devizes is a town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ... , Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ...

There is a periphery road (the A4 national route) outlining the southern half of the town. However, it is thought that a bypass linking the A4 at Pewsham and the A350 north of Cepen Park (i.e. an eastern bypass) is now necessary to avoid ever-increasing congestion and to cut 5 km (3 miles) off journeys for those travelling to the M4 motorway at junction 17 from the south and east of the town and from nearby Calne. The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. ... Pewsham is a small housing estate located South East of the town of Chippenham in the county of Wiltshire in England. ... , Calne is a town located in central Wiltshire, in the South West England region of the United Kingdom. ...

The town is bypassed to the west by the A350, which links the M4 motorway with Chippenham and nearby towns to the south, such as Melksham and Trowbridge. Again, this road had become increasingly congested over recent years (during rush-hours it resembles a car-park),and there have been calls to expand the road to dual-carriageway status )as originally intended), as there is certainly the space to do this. There have also been calls to provide a southern bypass for the town linking the Pewsham roundabout on the A4 to the Lackham junction on the A350, so all non-Chippenham traffic travelling from the east on the A4 will avoid the increasingly congested town centre. The A350 is a north south primary route in southern England. ... Melksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. ... , Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England. ...

National Coach services connect at Chippenham to London, Wales, the South West, the Midlands and East Anglia. Cross town minibus services plus additional local services linking neighbouring villages to the town are provided by a number of private operators. This article is about the country. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Volkswagen minibus A minibus is a motor vehicle that is designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus. ...

Suburbs

Cepen Park (North & South), Pew Hill, Monkton, Pewsham, Frogwell, Hardenhuish, Rowden Hill, Derriads, Lowden, The Folly, Redlands, Queen's Crescent, Lackham, Fenway Park.

Demographics

Chippenham's population has grown rapidly in recent years to 28,065 (2001 census), an increase of 11% from the 1991 figure of 25,376. This rapid expansion can be attributed to the development of large housing estates (indeed, entirely new suburbs) such as the vast Cepen Park district to the west of the town, and the Pewsham development to the east (Pewsham is also the name of a small village just to the east of Chippenham). Further housing developments are also currently progressing. Chippenham's population in 2007 was estimated at approximately 35,000 inhabitants.^[2]

History

There are believed to have been settlements in the Chippenham region since before Roman times. Remains of Romano-British settlements are visible in the wall behind the former magistrates court and recent redevelopments of the town have shown up other evidence of the earliest settlements.^[3] Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Romano-British is a term used to refer to the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire (and later the Western Roman Empire) and in the years after the Roman departure exposed to Roman culture and Christian religion. ... Bedford Magistrates Court A Magistrates Court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions. ...

Name

The town proper was believed to have been founded by Saxons around 600. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the town as Cippanhamme and this could refer to Cippa who had his Hamm, an enclosure in a river meadow. An alternative theory suggests that the name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word Ceap, meaning market.^[4]^[5] The name is recorded variously as Cippanhamm (878), Cepen (1042), Cheppeham (1155), Chippenham (1227), Shippenham (1319) and Chippyngham (1541).^[6] For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). ... The initial page of the Peterborough Chronicle. ...

Early History

In AD 853, Ethelswitha (sister to Alfred the Great) married the King of Mercia in Chippenham. Alfred was then a boy of four and the wedding is believed to have been held on the site of St. Andrew's Church. Alfred spent much time at Chippenham, and later had a hunting lodge there. Alfred's daughter was also married in Chippenham.^[7] Alfred (also Ã†lfred from the Old English: Ã†lfrÄ“d //) (c. ... A list of the Kings etc. ...

Chippenham was successfully besieged by Danish Vikings in 878, though Alfred escaped. Later that year Alfred decisively defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington, whose forces then surrendered to Alfred at Chippenham (ushering in the establishment of the Danelaw).^[5] For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... The Battle of Edington (May 878) was a battle which took place near Edington in the county of Wiltshire in the south-west of England. ... Green: Danelaw The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu, Danish: Danelagen ) is an 11th century name for an area of northern and eastern England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norsemen) from the late 9th century. ...

In 1042 the Royal holding in Chippenham makes mention of a church.^[8] The Domesday Book listed Chippenham as Cepen, with a population of 600-700 people. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

The A4 that runs through Chippenham (from London to Bristol) incorporates parts of the 14th century road network that linked London to Bristol through Chippenham. This was an important road for the cloth trade and its upkeep was funded in part by cloth merchants from Bristol due to its importance to the trade.^[7] This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

In Norman times the Royal properties were separated into the manors of Cheldon, Rowden and Lowden. Records show that the town expanded into Langstret (now the Causeway) from 1245 onwards and in 1406 onwards the town pushed into Le Newstret (now the New Road) area of town. Throughout this period Chippenham continued to have a thriving market in the town centre.

Chippenham was represented in Parliament from 1295 onwards and Queen Mary granted the town a Charter of Incorporation in 1554. The English parliament in front of the King, c. ...

Analysis of the wood used to build the Yelde Hall indicates that the market hall was built after 1458. The Shambles and Buttercross were built after 1570.^[3] The Shambles were destroyed in a fire in 1856, the Yelde Hall survived.^[9] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1080x780, 222 KB)Map of Chippenham from Andrewsâ€™ and Duryâ€™s Map of Wiltshire, 1773 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1080x780, 222 KB)Map of Chippenham from Andrewsâ€™ and Duryâ€™s Map of Wiltshire, 1773 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Chippenham encompasses the deserted medieval village of Sheldon, devastated by plague. All that remains today is Sheldon Manor, Wiltshire's oldest inhabited manor house (dating from 1282). The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... This article concerns the mid fourteenth century pandemic. ...

The wool industry took off in the 16th century due, in part, to the river. The plague hit the town hard in 1611 and 1636. This, a recession in the woollen industry, and a drop in corn production in 1622 and 1623, caused massive hardship for the town's population. The trade in cloth faced further problems during the civil war due to a Royalist proclamation that prohibited the sale of cloth to the parliamentarian controlled London.

In 1747 a bribery and corruption scandal (involving two members of parliament for Chippenham) led to the downfall of Sir Robert Walpole's government.

A spur off the Wiltshire and Berkshire canal was built to Chippenham in 1798 with a wharf at the current site of the bus station (Timber Street) with the main commodity traded being coal. The Great Western Railway arrived in Chippenham in 1841 which in turn prompted many new businesses to come to Chippenham. The arrival of these businesses required new housing which led to the expansion of Chippenham into the land North of the railway line. The need for new housing led to the growth of further industries to support the building work.

The railway led to the growth of industrial agricultural businesses. In the middle of the 19th century Chippenham was a major centre for the production of dairy and ham products this led, later, to Nestle and Mattheson's to have factories in the town centre. The railway also led to the growth of railway engineering works in Chippenham. The first of these was the Rowland Brothers in 1842. A variety of companies then took over part or all of the business on the site until in 1935 Westinghouse Brake and Signals Co Ltd took over the business site fully. Until recently Westinghouse remained a major employer in the town.^[3] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (782x800, 150 KB)Map of Chippenham from the Ordnance Survey 1896 revision of the one inch to one mile map. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (782x800, 150 KB)Map of Chippenham from the Ordnance Survey 1896 revision of the one inch to one mile map. ... Part of an Ordnance Survey map at 1 inch to the mile scale from 1945 Ordnance Survey (OS) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. ...

The singer Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent were involved in a car crash in Chippenham on 17 April 1960 on Rowden Hill. Cochran died as a result of the crash.^[9] A memorial sits near the crash site and Chippenham hosts an Eddie Cochran festival annually (see below). Ray Edward Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 â€“ April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 â€“ October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. // His parents, Ezekiah Jackson and Mary Louise Craddock, were shop owners in Norfolk, Virginia. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On Friday the 13^th February 1998 two unexploded German bombs from World War II were discovered in the field behind Hardens Mead during preparations for the building of Abbeyfield School. Approximately 1,100 residents living in the east of Chippenham had to be evacuated for two nights to friends and relatives or emergency accommodation until the Army carried out a controlled explosion.^[9] The Army initially attempted to defuse the larger 750kg device but it was decided that owing to the bomb's orientation in the ground it would be too dangerous.^[10] There is also a series of Friday the 13th movies, and a TV series called Friday the 13th: The Series. ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A controlled explosion is used as a method for detonating or disabling a suspected device. ...

Landmarks

Buttercross

The Buttercross is a stone structure in Chippenham. The original Buttercross was erected in c1570 and stood where Barclays Bank currently stands. It served as the centre of the Shambles. The Buttercross was used for the sale of meat and dairy.

In 1889 Mr. E.C. Lowndes bought the Buttercross for £6. He erected the Buttercross as a gazebo in the kitchen garden of the Castle Combe Manor House (it subsequently fell into disrepair). A large ass gazebo on the grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA This gazebo inside the spacious Singapore Botanic Gardens also serves as a bandstand. ...

The Buttercross was re-erected in its current location in 1995 by the Chippenham Civic Society with funding provided by a wide range of local individuals and organisations. The Buttercross currently stands as the centre-piece of the pedestrianised area of the town centre.^[11]

Yelde Hall

The Yelde Hall is currently the site of the Tourist Information Centre in Chippenham. It is run jointly by Chippenham Town and North Wiltshire District Councils and is the largest Tourist Information Centre in North Wiltshire.

The hall is one of very few remaining medieval timber framed buildings in the town. It was originally divided up internally for use as a market hall. Both the hall and its meeting room upstairs were used by the Burgess and Bailiff for a variety of meetings and trials as well as being used for Council meetings. The space under the Council Chamber was used as the town gaol. The hall was also used in this time for fund raising events for the local church.

After the Council and Burgess (now Mayor) moved to the Town Hall (High Street, Chippenham) in 1841 the hall had many different uses:

Politics

Chippenham is in the parliamentary constituency of North Wiltshire, though at the end of the 2005 parliament (around 2009) it will be in the new Chippenham constituency. Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker HÃ©lÃ¨ne Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... North Wiltshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chippenham is the largest town in rural North Wiltshire and in the new constituency Chippenham will be a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The current Member of Parliament is James Gray, Conservative. In 1812 Sir Robert Peel became the Member of Parliament for Chippenham. James Whiteside Gray (born November 7, 1954) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

The Town Council is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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The Mayor

The Town Mayor is currently Maureen Lloyd. The Mayor is elected annually by the Town Council. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

The Mayor is generally appointed to office in May of each year during a ceremony named "Mayor Making". The role of the Mayor is to act as the first citizen of the town acting in a promotional way as the role-model for the town. At the beginning of a Mayor's term of office he/she names a charity that they will raise funds for throughout the year. The Mayor undertakes many specific tasks throughout the year such as presiding over Full Council meetings and acting as the President of a variety of local organisations (e.g. the Twinning Association and the Sea Cadets).^[12]

Town Councillors and wards

PEWSHAM - Wilma Anscombe (Lib D), Sylvia Doubell (Lib D), Andrew Noblet (Lib D) & Richard Purdon (Con)

Culture

Chippenham Folk Festival

The Chippenham Folk Festival takes place every year, usually from the 26th to the 30th of May. Although it has seen many changes since its beginnings in Lacock all those years ago, it still retains its 'village' atmosphere, providing three and a half days packed with song, dance, workshops and dance displays. Over 200 events take place within the town centre, turning the whole town into a giant party. The main ceilidh and concert events take place in the beautiful park alongside the river, while practically every pub and venue in the town is used for a vast range of sessions, workshops and smaller concerts and dances. There is also a full program of children's events, a large craft marquee, catering facilities and an open air arena in the park. The High Street and historic Market Square are both pedestrianised, and are used throughout the weekend for busking, street theatre and processions. A huge street fair also takes place on the Monday. The event is featured on programming on the town's own Chippenham Hospital Radio. Image File history File links Folk. ... Image File history File links Folk. ... Céilí (Irish reformed spelling), or Ceilidh (Scottish and older Gaelic spelling), pronounced Kay-Lee in either case, is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland and Scotland. ... Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A procession (via Middle English processioun, French procession, derived from Latin, processio, itself from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is, in general, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Chippenham Cantata

Chippenham Cantata [1] is a community choir that practices every Thursday during term time in St Andrew's Parish Church Hall. They put on three concerts a year and new members are always welcome.

Eddie Cochran Festival

The town holds an annual festival to mark the death of singer Eddie Cochran, who died on 17 April 1960 following a car crash in Chippenham. Ray Edward Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 â€“ April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...

Museum

From the 25th October 1963 until 1999 the Town Museum was housed in the Yelde Hall. The museum had, by this time, outgrown the site and moved to the former Magistrates' Court in the Market Place (opening on the 23rd March 2000).

The museum charts the history of the town from Neolithic times until today. By 2005 the museum had attracted over 90,000 visitors.^[12]

Media

The Gazette and Herald is a local weekly paid-for newspaper, established in 1816. ... A weekly newspaper published in Troughbridge, Wiltshire, southwest England. ... GWR FM serves north and west Wiltshire. ... BBC Radio Wiltshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Wiltshire, which began as BBC Wiltshire Sound on April 4th 1989. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Sport and leisure

Chippenham is well served with sports clubs and leisure facilities. The Olympiad Centre caters for a wide range of interests and has a variety of swimming pools and full gym facilities.^[14] It also plays host to many events including the popular annual CAMRA beer festival.^[15] CAMRA (the CAMpaign For Real Ale) is an independent, voluntary, consumer organisation in the United Kingdom, with the main aim of promoting real ale and the traditional British pub. ...

Chippenham Sports Club comprises cricket, bowls,^[16] tennis and hockey sections and is situated on the Bristol Road adjacent to Chippenham Town F.C..^[17] Chippenham Rugby Club is on the western outskirts next to the A350 bypass.^[18] Chippenham Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. ...

There is also a small cinema on the western edge of the town centre. However, Chippenham has been identified as a perfect location for a future major multiplex complex as it is central to an area covering the towns of Trowbridge, Calne, Melksham, Corsham and Malmesbury which are all devoid of cinemas, the alternative being to travel to congested Bath or further-afield Swindon. Multiplex may mean: Multiplex (comics), a DC Comics character. ...

The Severn and Thames cycle route (part of Route 4) of the Sustrans National Cycle Network passes through the town. Sustrans is a British engineering charity which promotes sustainable transport. ... The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ...

There is also a night-life scene, with the New Inn, The Rose and Crown and Buds 2000 being late-night venues, although many people travel to Bath, 21 km (13 miles) to the west. Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ...

Economy

Historically a market town, Chippenham's economy has since changed to that of a commuter town with residents travelling to workplaces in Bath, Bristol, Swindon and London. Image File history File links Highstchipp. ... Image File history File links Highstchipp. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town, is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute to a nearby metropolis to earn their livelihood. ...

Several large businesses have been located in the region, with the biggest former employer being Westinghouse, now owned by Invensys, whose factory complex lies next to the railway station. The company undertakes railway signalling contracts for Network Rail. Parts of the Westinghouse site is now occupied by a diverse range of other companies. There are a number of other industrial sites around the town, Bumpers Farm being the largest. It is home to many businesses of all sizes, including The Land Rover Orphanage, Multiquip, Blade, Chippenham Accident Repairs, Bathwick Tyres, LF Windows, Avon Rubber and Norman E Webb. Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd (formerly Westinghouse Signals Ltd) is a British supplier of railway signalling and control equipment to the rail industry worldwide. ... Invensys plc is a British engineering company, headquartered in London, England. ... A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers or engineers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether he or she must stop or may proceed, or instructions on what speed the train may go. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...

In 2005, Europe's second largest logistics organisation, Wincanton PLC, consolidated its head office operations and moved to the newly-developed Methuen Park office development in west Chippenham, where it employs around 350 people. Wincanton is a European leader in the design and delivery of advanced supply chain solutions, through every stage of the supply chain process, from raw materials to recycling. ...

Shopping

Chippenham's major retail area surrounds the pedestrianised High Street and Market Place, which consists of numerous shops of various categories. Two shopping centres lie on either side of the High Street; the enclosed Emery Gate Shopping Centre and the open air Borough Parade Shopping Centre [2]. Of all the shops in the High Street and nearby alleys there are very few independent stores as franchises dominate, however some independent stores (Jewellers, Florists, Bridal Gowns, China & Glass) are located along The Causeway, New Road, Station Hill and the Upper Market Place.

Retails parks, such as the Hathaway Retail Park, are located on the edge of town containing larger superstores and fast-food outlets.

Market

Chippenham is a market town, with street markets taking place most Fridays and Saturdays around Market Place. A Farmers' Market for the sale of fresh, locally produced foodstuffs is also held here once a fortnight.^[19] The original Cattle Market, which closed in 2004, is now being redeveloped by Linden Homes Western Limited as one of the UK's largest eco-housing projects. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ...

Tourism

Surrounding the town are a number of stone-built villages, including Lacock (National Trust), Biddestone, Bremhill and Castle Combe. The great house and art treasures of Longleat, Bowood House, Lacock Abbey, Sheldon Manor and Corsham Court are within easy reach. The High Street of Lacock Lacock is a village in Wiltshire, England, three miles from the town of Chippenham. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Biddestone is a small, rural and rather picturesque village in north west Wiltshire, England, with a population of a few hundred. ... Bremhill is a village located between Calne and Chippenham in Wiltshire Categories: | ... Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. ... A drawing of Longleat in the early 18th century by Leonard Knyff. ... Bowood House from Morriss County Seats (1880). ... Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a monastery of the Augustinian order. ... Corsham Court is a country house, with park designed by Capability Brown, located 5 km west of Chippenham, Wiltshire, in England. ...

Twinned towns

Chippenham is twinned with La Fleche in France and Friedberg in Germany. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... La FlÃ¨che is a commune of the Sarthe dÃ©partement in France, on the banks of the Loir river. ... Friedberg is the name of two cities in Germany and one in Austria: Friedberg, Bavaria Friedberg, Hesse Friedberg, Styria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

La Fleche lies on the banks of the Loir, 42 km (26 miles) from Le Mans and 72km (45 miles) from Tours. Set amongst woods and farmland, La Fleche offers a wealth of recreational facilities including a Zoological Park. "Le Prytane Militaire" public school dates back to the time of the French King Henri IV and consequently La Fleche enjoys the status of a University Town. In 1630 people from La Fleche founded Montreal in Canada. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Loir is a river in western France. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... Tours is a city in France, the prÃ©fecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire dÃ©partement, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between OrlÃ©ans and the Atlantic coast. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government - Mayor GÃ©rald Tremblay Area [1][2][3] - City 365. ...

Friedberg is 64 km (40 miles) from Munich and the Bavarian Alps. Herzog Ludwig the First and his nephew Konradin founded the town in 1264. The magnificent Town Hall follows the architectural style of Elias Holl's Town Hall, built in 1674, in neighbouring Augsburg. Friedberg is a walled town, renowned for its many sporting and cultural events such as the 17th century Street Festival. Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Religion

In the 2001 census 76 percent of the population in North Wiltshire defined themselves as Christian, 16 percent said they were of no religion and 7 percent did not state a religion.^[20] As a result most of the town's places of worship are Christian. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

Churches

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Education

Primary

The oldest is Ivy Lane. Westmead Junior School held this record until it closed in 1989. It originally opened in 1858 whilst the infants school opened 50 years later.
In his will of 1661 Richard Scott directed that his house in Cooke's Street should be used as a school, and William Woodruffe gave an annuity of £5 in 1664 for the teaching of ten poor boys. In 1713 it was re-opened with a benefaction of £10 per annum for 24 boys. ^[23]

Secondary

There is also a special educational needs unit in Chippenham based on the Hardenhuish campus. Sheldon School is a medium sized comprehensive school in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. It is highly achieving in the area, topping many league tables, however relatively unknown outside the Chippenham area. ...

The newest of these schools is Abbeyfield, which opened in 2000 in the East of the town.^[24]

In 1956 a girl's grammar school opened at the present site of Hardenhuish school. In 1959 the boy's school opened on the current site of Sheldon School. The schools later integrated with one another to become two mixed comprehensive schools.^[25] Sheldon School opened as a Secondary Modern Comprehensive in 1975.^[26]

Tertiary

The former Chippenham Technical College is now part of the Wiltshire College initiative.

Notable inhabitants

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References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Chippenham's History. About Chippenham. Chippenham Town Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
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