Place:Chippenham Without, Wiltshire, England

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Chippenham Without is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, created as a separate entity from the parish of Chippenham by the Local Government Act 1894 and largely consisting of farmland to the west of Chippenham towards Biddestone, but also including farmland to the east of Chippenham. Of note within it are the ancient settlements of Allington and Sheldon, the latter with its manor house. The population taken at the 2011 census was 208.

Settlements

Allington (near Chippenham) is a hamlet on the edge of the town of Chippenham, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the town centre and about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of the A420 road. Allington Bar is a farm and small hamlet on the A420.
Fowlswick. A farm, formerly a manor held by Malmesbury Abbey. A substantial moated mansion was replaced by Fowleswick Farmhouse in the 17th century.
Sheldon. The site of a deserted medieval village, the principal remains of which are Sheldon Manor, which dates to the 14th century.

Research tips

• From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
• A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.