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The village has one pub, The Tharp Arms, which was opened in 1704 on the High Street. In the 18th century it was known as the New Goat Inn after which it was renamed The Angel and then The Hope Inn before receiving its present name in 1910. There was also an outdoor beer tent listed in the village in
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Lord Orford founded the village's first school in 1708 and by 1712 a school building had been completed opposite the church (which survives today as a house). In 1821 additional space was added for junior children and children also attended from neighbouring
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since 1279, and consists of a chancel with south chapel and north vestry, an aisled nave of seven bays, and a rectangular west tower. The oldest parts of the building date from the 12th century. The tower was rebuilt in the 15th century.
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There has been a church in Chippenham since at least the 12th century which served both Chippenham and Badlingham. The present parish church has been dedicated to
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The church has four 15th-century wall paintings that were plastered over with psalms in the 17th century, and rediscovered in the late 19th century.
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The village's water pump which stands at the junction of the High Street and Snailwell Road was last used in 1948 and has an unusual cap.
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and when numbers had fallen to only 25 juniors in 1978 the school closed, with the remaining children transferred to
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The parish of Chippenham covers 4,300 acres (1,700 ha) at the eastern end of Cambridgeshire. It is bordered by
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to both the north (where the border follows the River Kennett) and the south (where the border follows the
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of 1086, the name "Chippenham" probably means "river meadow of a man called Cippa".
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and part of the Fenland Special Area of Conservation.
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district around 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of
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Chippenham is located in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference
TL661697
Civil parish
District
East Cambridgeshire
Shire county
Cambridgeshire
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CB7
Dialling code
Police
Cambridgeshire
Fire
Cambridgeshire
Ambulance
East of England
UK Parliament
South East Cambridgeshire
Chippenham Village Website
UK
England

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