Seagry

Also known as Seagry, Wiltshire

Seagry is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about southeast of Malmesbury and northeast of Chippenham. Its main settlements are the village of Upper Seagry, which was first mentioned in official records under the name Over Seagry (in 1317), and the hamlet of Lower Seagry, which was first documented (1218) as Nether Seagry.

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Place details

Locality: Chippenham
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 285

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Seagry
UK place.static_image_name: Approach to Upper Seagry - geograph.org.uk - 1802335.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Approach to Upper Seagry
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST9480
UK place.population: 285
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.unitary_england: Wiltshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Cotswolds
UK place.post_town: Chippenham
UK place.postcode_district: SN15
UK place.postcode_area: SN
UK place.dial_code: 01249

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Wikidata facts

Population: 285
Official website: seagryparishcouncil.gov.uk
Image: Approach to Upper Seagry - geograph.org.uk - 1802335.jpg
Dialing code: 01249

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Commons category: Seagry
OS grid reference: ST9480
postal code: SN15
P8168: Q212970

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Contents

History
Upper Seagry
Lower Seagry
Local government
Religious sites
See also
References
External links

The toponym is thought to derive from the Old English for "sedge stream". Sedge is the common name for plants of the family Cyperaceae and stream here may refer to the River Avon, which flows through the area.