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Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England. It lies 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Bath, 86 miles (138 km) west of London and is near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon, where some form of settlement is believed to have existed since before Roman times
Chippenham today. Chippenham is one of the fastest growing old market towns in the west country and has attracted many medium to small manufacturing and servicing industries on industrial estates on the outskirts of the town. After the Second World War Chippenham began to expand around the core of the earlier medieval town.
Chippenham is a market town in the south west of England, midway between the cities of Bath and Swindon. Its population has grown rapidly in the 21st century, and become Wiltshire's third largest town with 40,000 inhabitants.
Mar 4, 2024 · Chippenham, town (parish), administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is located on the River Avon (Lower, or Bristol, Avon) in the northwestern part of the county. Chippenham was the site of a royal residence during the Middle Ages and appears in Domesday Book (1086)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 27, 2022 · By Tim Lambert. Early Chippenham. Chippenham was first recorded in 853 when the sister of Prince Alfred (the future King Alfred of Wessex) got married there. In 878 the Danes captured Chippenham. But King Alfred escaped. He rallied his men and defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington.
About. The historical market town of Chippenham is one of the West Country’s most vibrant towns. Nestled on the banks of the River Avon and a little over an hour’s journey from central London, Chippenham offers an ideal centre for relaxation and exploration of rural Wiltshire, Bath and the Cotswolds. Chippenham is 4 miles south of the M4 ...
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