Kellaways Explained

Official Name:Tytherton Kellaways
Coordinates:51.48°N -2.073°W
Os Grid Reference:ST9516275497
Civil Parish:Langley Burrell Without
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Lieutenancy England:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:North Wiltshire
Post Town:Chippenham
Postcode District:SN15 4
Postcode Area:SN
Dial Code:01249
Static Image:St Giles Church at Kellaways - geograph.org.uk - 1580373.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Giles' church

Kellaways, also known as Tytherton Kellaways, is a village and former ecclesiastical parish in the present-day civil parish of Langley Burrell Without and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Chippenham, which lies southwest from the hamlet. Historically, the name was sometimes given as Gallows.

The parish was formed on 1 April 1895 as a replacement for Avon parish.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and its area was added to Langley Burrell Without.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 37.[3]

The manor house is from the 17th century and is Grade II* listed.

There was a water mill on the River Avon, marked as disused on a 1959 map.[4] The present building, now a house, is from the late 17th and 18th centuries; nearby stands the mill-owner's house of c. 1800.

The small church of St Giles was built c. 1800, in ashlar with a slate roof and an octagonal cupola. The building replaced an earlier structure which was attached to the mill, first recorded in 1304.[5] Today the ecclesiastical parish of Tytherton Kellaways is part of the Draycot benefice.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avon CP/Ch/Tg . 6 December 2023 . . University of Portsmouth.
  2. Web site: Kellaways CP . 6 December 2023 . . University of Portsmouth.
  3. Web site: Kellaways CP: Population . 6 December 2023 . . University of Portsmouth.
  4. Web site: Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST97. 1959. National Library of Scotland. 27 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Church of St. Giles, Kellaways. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 26 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Tytherton Kellaways. Draycot Benefice. 26 December 2017.