Keevil
| Keevil | |
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 St. Leonard's parish church |
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 Keevil
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| Keevil shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 441 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST921580 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Trowbridge |
| Postcode district | BA14 |
| Dialling code | 01380 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Keevil Village |
Keevil is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, situated 5.1 miles (8.2 km) by road east of the centre of Trowbridge. It lies on a slope between Great Hinton and Bulkington.Semington Brook flows north-westward from Bulkington in the east.
After the Second World War the barracks of RAF Keevil were used as a temporary home for Polish refugees. Today the small Ministry of Defence airfield at RAF Keevil is used for gliding at weekends, being the base of Bannerdown Gliding Club.
The village has two Grade I listed buildings: Keevil Manor House c. 1580, and a house known as Talboys, 14th century extended 1876. In the western part of the village are several timber-framed houses including Little Talboys, a cruck-framed house with four bays.
The Anglican Church of St Leonard is Grade II* listed. In the later 20th century, new gargoyles costing £20,000 were installed, replacing the previous ones in poor condition. The vicarage, Field Head, today a private residence, was built in 1842 by Reverend Pooke and was enlarged in 1869. A new vicarage replaced it in 1954.
The road to Bulkington had a turnpike house in the northern end in the latter part of the 18th century, which still existed in a derelict state in 1963. Along this road is a two-arched ashlar Baldham Bridge, which has existed since the 14th century, though the current structure dates to the 18th century.
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