Chieveley
Sign in to saveChieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chieveley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 987
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Chieveley
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church in Chieveley - geograph.org.uk - 39265.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's Church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU474738
- UK place.population
- 2890
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 20.86
- UK place.civil_parish
- Chieveley
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Berkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Berkshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Berkshire
- Population
- +2890
- Area
- +20.86
- Official website
- www.MyChieveley.co.uk
- Image
- Church in Chieveley - geograph.org.uk - 39265.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- St Mary's Church
- Transport
- Demography
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Chieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.
==Geography== right|thumb|Harvested hay meadow on Grange Farm, Chieveley A map of 1877 gave the area as . The landscape is of gently rolling chalk hills. The land is predominantly arable with some dairy, sheep and pigs. There is a healthy quantity of woodland and abundant wildlife. There is a network of green lanes and footpaths that afford good walking. The northern end of Chieveley village is known as Downend. As well as Chieveley, the civil parish also consists of the village of Curridge and the hamlets of Oare and Snelsmore Common. The original parish also included Leckhampstead and Winterbourne as well.