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Sandridge, Wiltshire

Sandridge
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Former Church of England School
Sandridge is located in Wiltshire
Sandridge
Sandridge
Sandridge shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference ST9364
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Melksham
Postcode district SN12
Post town Chippenham
Postcode district SN15
Dialling code 01225
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
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51°23′N 2°06′W / 51.38°N 02.10°W / 51.38; -02.10Coordinates: 51°23′N 2°06′W / 51.38°N 02.10°W / 51.38; -02.10

Sandridge is a dispersed rural community to the east of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Melksham Without.

An Ordnance Survey map of 1961 names a settlement at Sandridge Hill, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Melksham, and a hamlet of Sandridge, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) to the north; as of 2015 these names are no longer in gazetteers and Sandridge refers to a wider area along the A3102, with Sandridge Common identified on road signs near Melksham.

A National School was built in 1873 at Sandridge Common, and educated children of all ages until 1953; around that time it became known as Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School. In 2015, to cater for the eastward expansion of Melksham, the school moved to a new building on the outskirts of the town.


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