Seend Cleeve | |
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Main road of Seend Cleeve, with the village's only red telephone box visible in the background |
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Seend Cleeve shown within Wiltshire | |
OS grid reference | ST931610 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Melksham |
Postcode district | SN12 |
Dialling code | 01380 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Seend Cleeve is a large hamlet or sub-village immediately west of Seend in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southeast of the town of Melksham.
A Primitive Methodist chapel and Sunday school were founded in Seend Cleeve. In 1849, the chapel was rebuilt in red brick with ashlar quoins. The chapel closed in 1979 and was converted into a private house in 2012.
Seend Cleeve Quarry was a source of brown haematite. Since 1987 the quarry has been a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Seend Cleeve has two public houses: the Barge Inn on the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the Brewery Inn.