The OPC is Ruth Ranger
For more information & transcriptions visit her website at www.RuthOPC.synergytrust.org.uk
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours):
Biddestone - Bremhill - Calne - Corsham - Hardenhuish - Kington - Lacock - Langley Burrell - Pewsham - Tytherton Kellaways - Tytherton Lucas - Yatton Keynell
Directories:
Visit the University of Leicester's website which has many historical Wiltshire directories online to view, for free
Other:
Visit Clergy of the Church of England (CCed) database. For Chippenham with Tytherton, the jurisdiction Diocese is Salisbury
Visit Duncan and Mandy Ball's website for various photographs of Churches they have visited
Visit GenUKI for information related to Wiltshire and Chippenham
OPC supplementary pages website link
Chippenham parish is made up of several churches, information about the churches can be found here.
The County Record Office for Wiltshire was moved to Chippenham from Trowbridge in October 2007 and is situated in Cocklebury Road (SN15 3QN) just beyond the town's railway station.
If travelling by train, come out of the station forecourt and turn left. Walk along the road (on the opposite side from the further education college) past the point where the road bends to the right, and the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre is on your left just after the bend.
If travelling by car (and there are lots of free parking spaces - at least 50! - in the History Centre's own carpark) follow all signs to the railway station. If coming from the M4 junction 17, take the A350, following signs to the town centre past St. Paul's church on your left then under the railway arches taking signs to the station and finally turning left up Station Hill past the station and to the Centre about 500m further on, on your left. If coming from other parts of the town, again, follow signs to the town centre, then the railway station and travel beyond the station to find the History Centre on your left as above.
The History Centre has its own website where all sorts of information giving directions, opening hours, entry requirements and even an online catalogue can be found. Please note though that the Centre is open for a full day on Saturdays but is closed all day on Mondays. The phone number is 01249/705500.
Neighbouring parishes for Chippenham are:
Hardenhuish, Derry Hill (founded in 1840 and originally part of Chippenham/Pewsham, Studley & Calne),St. Paul's, Chippenham (covered here and founded in 1855 but originally part of Langley Burrell, Hardenhuish & Chippenham parishes), Langley Burrell, Kington St. Michael, Bremhill, Lacock, Corsham & Yatton Keynell.
These famous people all have a connection to Chippenham.
A selection of Information relevant to the whole of Chippenham
Bailey's Directory of Chippenham 1783
Universal British Directory of Chippenham 1792 - 3
Pigot's Directory of Chippenham 1822-3
Pigot's Directory of Chippenham 1830
Pigot's Directory of Chippenham & Corsham 1842
Chippenham neighbourhood residents mentioned in Kilvert's Diary
A snapshot of life in Chippenham
Slater's Directory 1852-3
London Road Cemetery Records
‘Transcribed by David Ragbourne for Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre and provided courtesy of Chippenham Town Council’
Wood Lane Burials
Wood Lane Burial Ministers
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