Stockley, 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.
| Stockley | |
|---|---|
 Road to Stockley and Heddington | |
  Stockley Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU002674 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
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
- "Wiltshire Community History - Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stockley". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- 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.
- "The Oldbury Benefice". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
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