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|country = England |
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|official_name= Chalvey |
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|shire_district= [[Slough]] |
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|region= South East England |
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|lieutenancy_england=[[Berkshire]] |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Slough (UK Parliament constituency)|Slough]] |
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|post_town= [[Slough]] |
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|postcode_district= SL1 |
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|postcode_area=SL |
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|dial_code= 01753 |
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|population= |
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|os_grid_reference= SU965795 |
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|latitude= 51.5066 |
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|longitude= -0.6102 |
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'''Chalvey''' was a village but is now a suburb in the [[unitary authority]] of [[Slough]] in [[Berkshire]], [[England]]. Before the 1974 boundary changes, it was formerly in [[Buckinghamshire]]. |
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It was first recorded in 1217 as ''Cealf'', an Old English word meaning "Calf Island". As the name implies, Chalvey lies low on the plain of the [[River Thames]] and there may have been enough of a rise for an island to stand above the [[Slough (wetland)|slough]] from which the later town now takes its name. |
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Chalvey never formed a [[parish]] of its own, being twinned with [[Upton, Slough|Upton]] in the parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey. |
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As Slough developed, Chalvey developed as a working class community of small terraced houses. [[Non-conformist]] churches were established starting with the [[Congregational Church|Congregationalists]] in 1806.<ref> p37, The History of Slough, Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation 1973</ref> The area has now developed into a mainly Islamic Community.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} |
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In 1849, the [[Slough to Windsor & Eton Line|Slough to Windsor railway]] was built, passing through the middle of Chalvey. A [[halt]] was opened by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1929 but closed the following year.<ref>p 53, Around Slough in Old Photographs, Judith Hunter and Karen Hunter, Alan Sutton Publishing, 1992</ref> |
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At some point between 1850 and 1880, a local legend developed about the "Chalvey Stab Monkey" involving an [[organ grinder]] and a stabbed monkey; the first person to get blind drunk on the anniversary of the monkey's funeral is declared "Mayor of Chalvey". Traditionally, residents of Chalvey have been known as ''stab-monks''.<ref> p40, The History of Slough, Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation 1973</ref> |
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A long standing local joke suggests that Chalvey's main industry is in the Treacle Mines. On occasion, this has been taken to be a reference to the local sewage works.<ref>p58, The Changing Face of Slough, Slough Museum, Breedon Books, 2003</ref> |
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It was stated on the Immigration - How We Lost Count edition of the BBC1 documentary [[Panorama]] on 23 July 2007, that Chalvey is severely overcrowded, and that most of its residents are [[immigrant]]s and [[ethnic minorities]]. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Suburbs of Slough]] |
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[[Category:Places formerly in Buckinghamshire|Chalvey, Berkshire]] |
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[[nl:Chalvey]] |
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