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]

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.

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]

Location

Position: grid reference SU310519

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=312306. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "St Mary, Chute Forest". Churches Conservation Trust. http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/st-mary-chute-forest/. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
5. ^ Brown, Sarah (1994). Stained Glass- an Illustrated History. Bracken Books. pp. 132. ISBN 1158911575. 

External links

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Chute Forest, retrieved 18:15 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

Coordinates: 51°15′56″N 1°33′25″W / 51.26542°N 1.55707°W / 51.26542; -1.55707