Stockley, Wiltshire
| Stockley | |
|---|---|
 Road to Stockley and Heddington | |
  Stockley Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU002674 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CALNE |
| Postcode district | SN11 0 |
| Dialling code | 01249 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Stockley is a small village 4 km (2 mi) south of Calne in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) north of the larger village of Heddington, at the foot of the western extremity of the North Wessex Downs.
No settlements were recorded in Domesday Book,[1] and the area was part of the king's large Calne estate.[2] Stockley, together with Stock to the north, anciently formed a triangle of farmland to the south of Calne town; Stockley's southern boundary was the Roman road, and the boundary with Stock is uncertain.[1] The Wiltshire Victoria County History recounts the history of the farmsteads, most of which were along the roads at the edges of the triangle.[1] From 1763 some of the farms were part of the Bowood estate; most of that part was sold by the Marquess of Lansdowne in 2001.[2]
Two farms lent their names to present-day hamlets: Broad's Green[3] and Mile Elm.
The village is within the civil parish of Calne Without. Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.
In 1841 a Primitive Methodist chapel was built at Stockley. It closed in 1966 and has since been demolished.[4]
Stockley was transferred from Calne ecclesiastical parish to Heddington in 1887;[5] today the parish is part of the Oldbury grouping.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne outside the town". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 51–64. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ a b Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Manors and other estates". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 64–79. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ "Broad's Green". Linked Data. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stockley". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Churches". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 101–109. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ "The Oldbury Benefice". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
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