Chieveley

Chieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.

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Place details

Locality: Chieveley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 987
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.type: Village and civil parish
UK place.official_name: Chieveley
UK place.static_image_name: Church in Chieveley - geograph.org.uk - 39265.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Mary's Church
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU474738
UK place.population: 2890
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.area_total_km2: 20.86
UK place.civil_parish: Chieveley
UK place.unitary_england: West Berkshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Berkshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: Newbury
UK place.postcode_district: RG20
UK place.postcode_area: RG
UK place.dial_code: 01635
UK place.constituency_westminster: Newbury

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2890
Area: 20.86
Official website: www.MyChieveley.co.uk
Image: Church in Chieveley - geograph.org.uk - 39265.jpg
Dialing code: 01635

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Commons category: Chieveley
OS grid reference: SU474738
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St Mary's Church
Transport
Demography
Notable residents
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Chieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.

==Geography== right|thumb|Harvested hay meadow on Grange Farm, Chieveley A map of 1877 gave the area as . The landscape is of gently rolling chalk hills. The land is predominantly arable with some dairy, sheep and pigs. There is a healthy quantity of woodland and abundant wildlife. There is a network of green lanes and footpaths that afford good walking. The northern end of Chieveley village is known as Downend. As well as Chieveley, the civil parish also consists of the village of Curridge and the hamlets of Oare and Snelsmore Common. The original parish also included Leckhampstead and Winterbourne as well.