Stockley, Wiltshire

Stockley
Stockley
	Road to Stockley and Heddington
	Stockley Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU002674
Civil parish	Calne Without;
Unitary authority	Wiltshire;
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CALNE
Postcode district	SN11 0
Dialling code	01249
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire;

Stockley is a small village 4 km (2 mi) south of Calne in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) north of the larger village of Heddington, at the foot of the western extremity of the North Wessex Downs.

No settlements were recorded in Domesday Book,[1] and the area was part of the king's large Calne estate.[2] Stockley, together with Stock to the north, anciently formed a triangle of farmland to the south of Calne town; Stockley's southern boundary was the Roman road, and the boundary with Stock is uncertain.[1] The Wiltshire Victoria County History recounts the history of the farmsteads, most of which were along the roads at the edges of the triangle.[1] From 1763 some of the farms were part of the Bowood estate; most of that part was sold by the Marquess of Lansdowne in 2001.[2]

Two farms lent their names to present-day hamlets: Broad's Green[3] and Mile Elm.

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.[4]

Stockley was transferred from Calne ecclesiastical parish to Heddington in 1887;[5] today the parish is part of the Oldbury grouping.[6]

References

Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne outside the town". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 51–64. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Manors and other estates". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 64–79. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
"Broad's Green". Linked Data. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
"Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stockley". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Churches". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 101–109. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.
"The Oldbury Benefice". Retrieved 11 February 2017.

The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

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[vchoutside-1] Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne outside the town". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 51–64. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.

[vch2-2] Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Manors and other estates". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 64–79. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.

[3] "Broad's Green". Linked Data. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[4] "Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stockley". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[vch-5] Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Calne: Churches". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 101–109. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via British History Online.

[6] "The Oldbury Benefice". Retrieved 11 February 2017.