Chapmanslade
| Chapmanslade | |
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 High Street |
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 Chapmanslade
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| Chapmanslade shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 643 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST825478 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WESTBURY |
| Postcode district | BA13 |
| Dialling code | 01373 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Village |
Chapmanslade is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. The parish is on the county border with Somerset and includes the hamlets of Huntenhull Green, Short Street and Thoulstone. The village lies about 3.5 miles (6 km) from each of three towns: southwest of Westbury, northwest of Warminster, and east of Frome (in Somerset).
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.
The parish includes the site of Thoulstone Park Golf Club and Hotel, which closed in 2001 and (as of 2016) awaits refurbishment or redevelopment. The site has been used for events such as the Sunrise Celebration.
The civil parish of Chapmanslade was established in 1934 from parts of Corsley, Dilton Marsh and Upton Scudamore parishes. Prior to this, the village High Street formed the boundary between Corsley (historically part of Warminster) and Dilton Marsh (historically part of Westbury).
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 Church of England parish church of St Philip and St James was built in 1866-7 to designs of G.E. Street, in the Gothic Revival style. The interior has its original fittings, designed by Street and of high quality, with stained glass by Clayton and Bell. Originally a chapel of ease to Dilton Marsh church, the district was transferred to Corsley ecclesiastical parish in 1924, which now forms part of the Cley Hill benefice.
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