Chute Forest
Chute Forest is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.
The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 147.[1]
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[edit] Local government
Chute Forest is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for almost all significant local government functions.
[edit] Parish church
St Mary's Church was built between 1870 and 1871 and consecrated in 1875.[2] It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building[3] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[4]
The church was built of flint, brick and tile with a pyramid spire, by John Loughborough Pearson for the Fowle family. The nave and aisles are spanned by a single roof.[4] It includes stained glass by Clayton and Bell a partnership of John Richard Clayton (London, 1827–1913) and Alfred Bell (Silton, Dorset, 1832–95).[5]
[edit] Location
Position: grid reference SU310519
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Area selected: Kennet (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930b30d8251a33137b414aacb8d5d1a9029f24bf?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790549. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Chute Forest". A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 16: Kinwardstone Hundred. British History Online. 1999. pp. 120–126. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23043#s5. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=312306. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ a b "St Mary, Chute Forest". Churches Conservation Trust. http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/st-mary-chute-forest/. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Brown, Sarah (1994). Stained Glass- an Illustrated History. Bracken Books. pp. 132. ISBN 1158911575.
[edit] External links
- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Chute Forest, retrieved 18:15 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)
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