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Great Chalfield

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"GREAT CHALFIELD, a parish in the hundred of Bradford, in the county of Wilts, 7 miles from Bath, and 4 from the Melksham station of the Great Western railway. It is situated on a branch of the river Avon, and includes the extra-parochial liberties of Little Chalfield and Cottles. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, value £162, in the patronage of Lady Neale. The church is dedicated to St. Catherine. The manor-house, erected in the reign of Henry VI., is a fine specimen of the Tudor style of architecture."

Note:
Great Chalfield is also known as Chalfield Magna.

Churches

Anglican
All Saints, Great Chalfield

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Church Records

Common to all parishes is a VRI (as Great Chalfield) Chr 1545-1845, Mar 1607-1848

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

A transcription of the section for Great Chalfield from the National Gazetteer (1868).
The entry for Great Chalfield from A Vision of Britain through time.

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Historical Geography

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History

The entry for Great Chalfield from British History Online.

Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST863642 (Lat/Lon: 51.377029, -2.197609), Great Chalfield which are provided by:

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OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
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National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
Elgin Road Works
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Societies

Wiltshire Family History Society

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