Calne
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Calne () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England, at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Calne
- UK place.population
- 19,074
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chippenham Melksham and Devizes
- UK place.post_town
- CALNE
- UK place.postcode_district
- SN11
- UK place.postcode_area
- SN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01249
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST997710
- UK place.static_image_name
- River Marden01.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- River Marden, Calne town centre
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Calne_town_flag.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Flag
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 150
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 17274
- Official website
- www.calne.gov.uk
- Image
- Calne town citadel001.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01249
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- Commons category
- Calne
- OS grid reference
- ST997710
- postal code
- SN11
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Article
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Early market town
- Industry
- Former canal
- Former railway
- Wiltshire pork and ham
- C&T Harris
- Economy
- Retail
- Arts and tourism
- Landmarks
- Transport and infrastructure
- Education
- Religious sites
- Anglican
- Catholic
- Nonconformist
- Demography
- Media
- Governance
- Notable inhabitants
- Nearby places of interest
- Sports clubs
- Calne Town F.C.
- Calne R.F.C.
- Calne SMaRTT
- Calne Running Club
- Basketball
- Suburbs
- Twin towns
- Notes
- References
- External links
Calne () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England, at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Calne is on a small river, the Marden, that rises away in the Wessex Downs, and is the only town on that river. It is on the A4 road national route east of Bath, east of Chippenham, west of Marlborough and southwest of Swindon. Wiltshire's county town of Trowbridge is to the southwest, with London due east as the crow flies. At the 2021 Census, Calne had 19,074 inhabitants.
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