Stockley, Wiltshire

Stockley is a small village 4 km (2 mi) south of Calne in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 34 mile (1.2 km) north of the larger village of Heddington, at the foot of the western extremity of the North Wessex Downs.

Stockley

Road to Stockley and Heddington
Stockley
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU002674
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCALNE
Postcode districtSN11 0
Dialling code01249
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

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.[1]

Stockley was transferred from Calne ecclesiastical parish to Heddington in 1887;[2] today the parish is part of the Oldbury grouping.[3]

References

  1. "Wiltshire Community History - Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stockley". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. Crowley, D.A., ed. (2002). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 17 pp1-1-199 – Calne: Churches". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "The Oldbury Benefice". Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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