Towns & cities · South East England
Keevil
Keevil — village in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham · 6.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Keevil is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 434 people. Address: BA14. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3210°, -2.1150°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Keevil is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the centre of Trowbridge and a similar distance south of Melksham. The village lies on a slope between Great Hinton and Bulkington. Semington Brook forms much of the northeast boundary of the parish. In the far north of the parish, on the A361, is the hamlet of The Strand.
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Background
History
A settlement of 42 households at Chivele was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, when the land was held by Ernulf de Hesdin. His son, also Ernulf, held the manor in 1130; it passed through various hands until it was sold in 1560 by Henry, Earl of Arundel to Richard Lambert, a grocer of London. His brother's grandson sold the manor to William Beach in 1681. In 1790 the estate was inherited by Henrietta Maria Beach; she married Michael Hicks of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire, who took the additional surname of Beach. Their grandson W. A. Hicks Beach sold the property in 1911.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3210, -2.1150
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Keevil
- Postcode
- BA14
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Population
- 434
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham — 6.9 km
- Official site
- keevilvillage.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1917789 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Keevil (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Keevil church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Keevil?
- Keevil is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA14), in the parish of Keevil.
- Is Keevil a protected site?
- Yes — Keevil is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Keevil free to visit?
- Yes, Keevil is free to enter.
- How do I get to Keevil?
- The nearest railway station is Melksham, about 6.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA14.