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This page is one of 261 pages covering every community in Wiltshire, and is provided by Wiltshire Council Libraries and Heritage. At present this page may only contain basic information about the community as the whole site is still under construction. A project to provide a fuller picture of each community is in progress, working on the larger communities first. When these 261, which are modern civil parishes, are completed we will begin work on a further 180 villages and hamlets to provide comprehensive coverage of Wiltshire communities large and small.

From Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1773:
From Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1773
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Chippenham

From Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1810:
From Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1810
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Chippenham

This is a corrected and updated edition of the 1773 map that includes the recently built canals.
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Concise History: Wiltshire: A History of its Landscape and PeopleThis community has been included in John Chandler's on-going series and the full text is available here.

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Churches: Information on both current and disused churches and chapels.

Baptist Chapel, Bromham
Chittoe Heath Methodist Chapel
Church of St. Mary, Chittoe, Bromham
Church of St. Nicholas, Bromham
Methodist Chapel, Bromham
Mission Room, Bromham
Netherstreet Methodist Chapel
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bromham
Quaker Meeting House, Bromham
Cepen Park Methodist Church, Chippenham
Christian Science Society Church, Chippenham
Church of St. Andrew, Chippenham
Church of St. Nicholas, Hardenhuish, Chippenham
Church of St. Paul, Chippenham
Church of St. Peter, Chippenham
Elim Pentecostal Church, Chippenham
Ladyfield Evangelical Church, Chippenham
Monkton Hill Methodist Church, Chippenham
Oasis Church
Old Baptist Chapel, Chippenham
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Chippenham
Primitive Methodist Chapel, The Causeway, Chippenham
Salvation Army Citadel, Chippenham
Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Chippenham
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Chippenham
Station Hill Baptist Chapel, Chippenham
Tabernacle United Reformed Church, Chippenham
Church of St. Paul, Allington
Ebenezer Chapel, Chippenham Without
Non-Conformists' Meetings, Chippenham Without
Sheldon Manor Chapel, Chippenham Without
Baptist Chapel, Moor Green, Corsham
Church of St. Bartholomew, Corsham
Church of St. John the Baptist, Gastard
Church of St. Philip and St. James, Neston
Congregational Church, Pickwick Road
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Velly, Corsham
Ebenezer Chapel, Priory Street, Corsham
Monk's Lane Chapel, Corsham
Particular Baptist Chapel, Pound Pill, Corsham
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Station Road, Corsham
Society of Friends, Monk's Lane, Corsham
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Corsham
The Brethren
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Pickwick Road, Corsham
Zion Hill Baptist Chapel, Corsham
Church of St. John the Baptist, Horningsham
Congregational Chapel, Horningsham
Bradenstoke Priory, Lyneham
Church of St. Mary, Bradenstoke, Lyneham
Church of St. Michael, Lyneham
Independents, Lyneham
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bradenstoke, Lyneham
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Preston, Lyneham
Primitive Methodists, Lyneham
Providence Baptist Chapel, Bradenstoke, Lyneham
St. Andrew's Methodist Church, Lyneham
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Lyneham
Baptist Chapel, Forest, Melksham
Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Melksham
Church of St. Andrew, Forest, Melksham
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Melksham
Congregational Church, Market Place, Melksham
Ebenezer Particular Baptist Church, Union Street, Melksham
Methodist Chapel, Semington Road, Melksham
Methodist Church, Forest, Melksham
Methodist Church, High Street, Melksham
National Spiritualist Church, King Street, Melksham
Old Broughton Road Baptist Chuch, Melksham
Primitive Methodist Mission, Melksham
Quaker Meeting House, King Street, Melksham
Salvation Army Citadel, Melksham
The United Church, Melksham
Baptists, Shaw, Melksham Without
Baptists, Whitley, Melksham Without
Beanacre Baptist Chapel, Melksham Without
Chapel of St. Leonard, Shaw, Melksham Without
Christ Church, Shaw, Melksham Without
Church of St. Barnabas, Beanacre, Melksham Without
Independents, Bowerhill, Melksham Without
Non Sectarian Chapel, Melksham Without
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Redstocks, Melksham Without
Quakers, Shaw Hill, Melksham Without
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Redstocks, Melksham Without
Whitley Methodist Chapel, Melksham Without
Whitley, Melksham Without
 
Schools: Information on both current and closed schools.

Population 1801 - 2001

Photographs: If images have been added for this community they are available here.: We hold a collection of over 50,000 photographs of places in Wiltshire in the County Local Studies Library. These may be viewed at this library and copies of out of copyright material may be purchased. We can search for a picture of a building or event if you e-mail us with details.

Historical Sources: A select list of books and articles is listed in 'Printed material'. You may go directly to the actual text from some of these.

Printed Material: This is a select book-list for the community but in the case of a town there may be hundreds more books, pamphlets and journal articles.

The full text of some items is available to view on this site.

A History of Bromham
A Study of the Bromham (Wiltshire) Horticultural Area
Chittoe Heath Methodist Church 1982: a centenary history
Church Heraldry
Church of St. Nicholas, Bromham
Exploring Historic Wiltshire, Vol. 1, North, pages 122-4 and 127
Figures in a Wiltshire Scene, pages 175-8 (Thomas Moore)
Highways and Byways in Wiltshire, pages 389-92
History of Calne, pages 251-5 (article by Harold Brakspear)
Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, edited by Lord John Russell (8 volumes)
Murder of Will Bayton by Reputed Witchcraft
Nonsuch House
Notes on Spye Park and Bromham
Notes on the Bayntun Family
Oliver's Camp: excavations
Roman Villa at Bromham, excavated 1840
Round About Wiltshire, pages 192-5
Some Account of a Roman Villa in the Parish of Bromham
The Beauties of Wiltshire, Vol. 3, pages 229-34
The Church Bells of Wiltshire: their inscription and history, page 42
The Church Rambler, Vol. 2, pages 323-340
The Commonplace Book of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham
The Journal of Thomas Moore, edited by Wilfred Dowden (6 volumes)
The Monumental Brasses of Wiltshire, pages 35, 45 and 63
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 4
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 4
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 7, pages 179-186 and 187-197
The Wiltshire Village Book, pages 44-6
Tom Moore, the Irish Poet
Wiltshire (Buildings of England series), revised by Bridget Cherry, pages 148-150
Wiltshire Villages, pages 98-9
A Chippenham Collection
A History of the Corporate Property and Freedom of the Borough of Chippenham compiled from the Borough Records and Other Maps and Papers
An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South-West England (Page 217)
Anglo-Saxon Towns in Southern England (Pages 132 – 136)
Brotherhoods, Engineers
Chippenham and Lacock in Old Photographs
Chippenham and the Neighbourhood during the Great Rebellion
Chippenham Grammar School 1896 – 1956: a history of the school
Chippenham: an ancient Saxon town, its surroundings and associations
Chippenham: notes of its history
Chippenham: some notes on its history compiled from various sources
Cocklebury: a farming area and its people in the Vale of Wiltshire
Domesday Book
Highways and Byways in Wiltshire (Pages 369 – 371)
Kilvert’s Diary (Various Editions)
Maud Heath’s Causeway
Moonraker Firemen (Pages 37 – 45)
On the History of Chippenham
Records of Chippenham relating to the Borough, from 1554 to 1889
St. Paul’s County Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire: centenary souvenir book
The Beauties of Wiltshire (3 volumes) - (Vol. 2, pages 236 –263)
The Church Bells of Wiltshire: their inscription and history (Pages 55 – 56)
The Church Heraldry of North Wiltshire: hundred of Chippenham
The Church Plate of the County of Wilts (Page 212)
The Church Rambler (2 volumes) (Vol. 2, pages 111 – 131)
The Church Survey in Wiltshire 1649-50, parochial surveys: Chippenham Hundred
The History of Chippenham
The History of Chippenham A.D. 853 – 1946
The Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire (Pages 122 – 124)
The Monumental Brasses of Wiltshire (reprint)
The Monumental Inscriptions of Chippenham Parish Church, Co. Wiltshire
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 4
Wiltshire (Buildings of England series) (Pages 167 – 173)
Wiltshire and Somerset Woollen Mills (Pages 77 – 80)
Wiltshire Towns: the archaeological potential
Wiltshire: the topographical collections corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson
A Walk Round the Deserted Medieval Village of Sheldon
Sheldon Manor
The Lanhill Long Barrow, Wiltshire, England: an essay in reconstruction
Vincients Wood Nature Trail
Wiltshire Forefathers, pages 8 - 10 (Allington)
Wiltshire: the topographical collections, corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson, pges 72-74
A Celebration of Bath Academy of Art at Corsham
A Corsham Boyhood: the diary of Herbert Spackman, 1877 – 1891
A Private Memoir of Sir Thomas Fowler, Bart
An Historical Account of Corsham House in Wiltshire
An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South-West England (Pages 218 - 220)
Architects at Corsham Court: a study in Revival Style architecture and landscaping, 1749 –1849
Around Corsham
Around Corsham and Box in Old Photographs
Church Heraldry of North Wiltshire: Corsham
Corsham
Corsham and the Spackmans: (A musical town, a musical family)
Corsham P.P.C.s 1903 –1940
Corsham: an illustrated history (in two parts) - Part 1
Corsham: an illustrated history (in two parts) - Part 2
Domesday Book
Highways and Byways in Wiltshire (Pages 424 – 426)
Historic Spots in Wiltshire (Pages 86 – 94 Corsham Court)
Monumental Inscriptions in Corsham Church
Mr Methuen’s House
Neales of Berkeley Yate and Corsham
One Hundred Years in Corsham Parish
Secret Underground Cities: an account of some of Britain’s subterranean defence, factory and storage sites in the Second World War
The Beauties of Wiltshire (3 volumes) (Vol. 2, Pages 264 – 301)
The Church Bells of Wiltshire: their inscription and history (Pages 64 – 65)
The Church of St. Bartholomew at Corsham in Wiltshire
The Church Plate of the County of Wilts (Pages 215 – 217)
The Church Rambler (2 volumes) (Volume 2, pages 477 – 500)
The Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire (Pages 121 –122)
The Lady Margaret Hungerford Almshouse and Free School, Corsham, Wiltshire, 1668 – 1968
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 4
The Ways of Corsham
War Records of Corsham, 1939 – 1945
Wiltshire (Buildings of England series) (Pages 191 – 197)
Wiltshire: the topographical collections corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson
A bronze age axe from Horningsham
An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels & Meeting Houses in South-West England
From a humble cottage to a stately home
Geology of Horningsham, Warminster south district
Historic Spots in Wiltshire
History of the oldest free church in England
Horningsham Chapel
Horningsham Congregational Chapel
Horningsham: a village guide
The beauties of Wiltshire (three volumes)
The church bells of Wiltshire
The church plate of the county of Wilts
The Victoria County History of Wiltshire Vol 4
The Wiltshire Village Book, pages 125-6
Trails in and around Warminster
Useful Toil and Homely Joys
Warminster villages
Wiltshire (Buildings of England series)
Wiltshire and Somerset Woollen Mills
Wiltshire Villages
Wiltshire: the topographical collections
An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South-West England
Round About Wiltshire ( Page 177)
The Beauties of Wiltshire ( 3 vols) ( Vol. 3, Pages 78 - 80)
The Church Bells of Wiltshire : their inscriptions and history
The Church Plate of the County of Wilts ( Page 143)
The Victoria History of Wiltshire Vol. 9
The Wiltshire Village Book ( Page 149)
Wiltshire ( Buildings of England series) : revised by Bridget Cherry, ( Page 319)
Wiltshire : the topographical collections corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson
Wiltshire and Somerset Woollen Mills ( Page 21)
Wiltshire Villages ( Pages 156 - 158)
A road transport heritage (Pages 99 - 104)
An inventory of nonconformist chapels and meeting-houses in South West England (Pages 231 - 233)
Around Melksham in old photographs
Broughton Road Baptist Church, Melksham, church souvenir and birthday remembrancer, containing interesting information concerning the history of the church from 1669 to 1909
Broughton Road Baptist Church, Melksham: a short history
C.W. Maggs and Co. (Melksham) Ltd. 150th anniversary: being a record of one hundred and fifty years of progress
Common Rights (Pages 221 - 228)
From Domesday to Jubilee: the story of Melksham Canonhold
Grain handling for millers
Highways and Byways in Wiltshire (Pages 400 - 402)
In memory of Charles Maggs, J.P., of Bowerhill Lodge, Melksham
Melksham: a backward glance
Moonraker Firemen (Pages 243 - 246)
Place House, with some account of the Selfe Family. ( Pages 193 - 201)
Spiers of Melksham
Stratton Sons and Mead Ltd: an incomplete record
The Avon Tyre and Rubber Works: humble origin and spectacular progress of a great British business, 1886 - 1927 (Pages 107 - 116)
The beauties of Wiltshire displayed in statistical, historical and descriptive sketches, illustrated by views of the principal seats, etc. with anecdotes of the arts (3 Volumes) (Vol. 3 pages 219 - 224)
The celebrated Melksham Spa
The Church Bells of Wiltshire: their inscriptions and history, arranged alphabetically by parish (Page 136)
The Church Heraldry of Wiltshire (Pages 390 - 393)
The Church Plate of the County of Wilts: including that part of the county now in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol (Pages 127 - 128)
The Church Rambler: a series of articles on the churches in the neighbourhood of Bath (2 volumes) (2nd volume) (Pages 185 - 198)
The diary of Thomas Wilshere of Near-the-Bridge, Melksham, 1841; extracts edited and transcribed by J.E.O. Wilshere
The family of Moule
The family of Moule, Fordington and Melbourne
The illustrated portrait of Wiltshire (Pages 122 - 123 and 142)
The lives of James and Caroline Stratton, their children and grandchildren;compiled by J.D. Stratton
The Monumental Brasses of Wiltshire , illustrations of the history of the county during this period (Page 81) (Reprint)
The parish church of Melksham
The Quakers of Melksham, 1669 - 1950
The Victoria History of Wiltshire. Vol. 4
The Victoria history of Wiltshire. Vol. 7 (Pages 91 - 121)
Wiltshire (Buildings of England series) (Pages 342 - 345)
Wiltshire and Somerset woollen mills
Wiltshire schools: a short history
Wiltshire towns: the archaeological potential (Page 43)
Wiltshire: the topographical collections of John Aubrey F.R.S. AD 1659 - 70, with illustrations;corrected and enlarged by J. E. Jackson (Pages 294 - 297)
Highways and Byways in Wiltshire ( Pages 213, 400 - 401)
The Beauties of Wiltshire ( 3 Vols) ( Vol. 3, pages 222 - 224)
The Church Bells of Wiltshire : their inscription and history ( Page 197)
The Church Plate of the County of Wilts ( Page 129)
The Church Rambler ( 2 vols) ( Vol. 2, Pages 185 - 198)
The history of Rhotteridge Farm, alias Burdon's Wood
The Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire ( Page 188)
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 2 ( Pages 157 and 194)
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 4
The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Vol. 7
Wiltshire ( Buildings of England series): revised by Bridget Cherry, ( Pages 106 and 468)
Wiltshire : the topographical collections corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson ( Pages 51, 294 - 296)
Wiltshire Schools : a short history
Wiltshire Villages ( Pages 93 - 94)

The Victoria History of Wiltshire (opens in new window) is a partnership between local authorities and the Institute of Historical Research at London University. The History of Wiltshire is now the largest county history in the country and is still growing. The volumes are divided between general and topographical with Volumes One to Five covering subjects such as prehistory, ecclesiastical, economic and political history. The Volumes from Six onwards are topographical and will ultimately provide a comprehensive and systematic history of every single town and parish in the county.

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Newspapers from 1738: These newspapers covered this community at different times. Newspaper titles in bold text are either the ones you should check first for information about this community.

NewspaperPeriod
  
Salisbury Journal1738 to 1816
Marlborough Times1859
Sherborne Mercury1737 to 1867
 

Maps: listed below are maps on which you can find this community. All maps are Ordnance Survey maps.

Map Type Map Sheet Reference
 
O.S. National Grid Reference SU 330630
O.S. 25 inch County Series 1870s-194037/11
O.S. 6 inch County Series 1870s-194037
O.S. 1:2500 metric edition; 1950s onwardSU 3262-3362; 3263-3363
O.S. 1:10000 metric edition; 1950s onwardSU 36 SE
O.S. Explorer158
O.S. Landranger174
Geological Sheet267/283

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Archaeological Sites: A Sites and Monuments Record (opens new window) is maintained by the County Archaeology Service and covers some 20,000 sites.

The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society was formed in 1853 and have been publishing an annual journal since 1854. The journal contains both substantial articles and shorter notes on archaeological excavations, finds, museum objects, local history, genealogy and natural history.

Folk Arts:

There were no Folk Songs found for Ham

There were no Folk Biographies found for Ham

There were no Folk Plays found for Ham

History of Buildings: The collections of the Wiltshire Buildings Record are housed in the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre at Chippenham’.

Listed Buildings: The number of buildings, or groups of buildings listed as being of architectural or historic importance is 14. There is one Grade I buildings, the Church of All Saints; and two Grade II* buildings, Manor House and Dove's House.

English Heritage and National Monuments Record

Local Authors: There could be an author who was born or has lived in this community.

John Collinson, 1757-1793, Author of 'The History and Antiquities of the County od Somerset' (1791) and other works was born in Bromham
Thomas Moore, 1779-1852 , Poet and composer; lived at Sloperton Cottage
Francis Kilvert, 1840-1879 , Diarist; born at Hardenhuish
Sarah Singleton, Novelist and journalist living in Chippenham
Edward Hasted, 1732-1817 , Historian; Master of Hungerford Almshouse
Sir Richard Blackmore, d.1729 , Physician and poet; born in Corsham
Frances Partridge, 1900- , Writer; lived at Ham
Giles Lytton Strachy, 1880-1932 , Biographer; lived at Ham, 1924-1932
Daphne Fielding, 1904-19 , Writer; first wife of 6th Marquess of Bath at Longleat
Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 , Devotional writer who lived at Longleat as a guest of Lord Bath, 1691-1711
John Rutty, 1689-1775 , Physician and diarist born here. Wrote on medical subjects and A History of the Quakers in Ireland
Julia de Lacy Mann, 1891-1985, Books on the economic history of the textile industries & Principal of St. Hilda's College, Oxford. Lived at Bowerhill.
Edith Olivier, 1873-1948 , Writer; lived in Daye House at Quidhampton

Literary Associations: Some communities have featured in novels or may have been the main setting for a book.

Stanley J. Weyman, Chippinge, 1906

Registration Districts: If you want to obtain a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate you can contact the local registrar.

Current District:Devizes
Address:The Beeches, Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 2AL
Former District:

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