Calne
Calne shown within Wiltshire
Population	13,606[1]
OS grid reference	ST998707
District	North Wiltshire
Shire county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CALNE
Postcode district	SN11
Dialling code	01249
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Wiltshire
Ambulance	Great Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Devizes
List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°26′07″N 2°00′15″W / 51.4353, -2.00427

Calne is a town in central Wiltshire, England. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of postal districts around The Swindon Urban Area The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Wiltshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Ceremonial county of Wiltshire The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS is UK National Health Service (NHS trust providing emergency and non emergency South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Devizes is an English Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is situated at the southern extreme of the county's North Wiltshire local government district and at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland

It lies on the River Marden, the Wilts and Berks Canal and the A4 road 19 miles (30 km) east of Bath, 6 miles (10 km) east of Chippenham and 90 miles (145 km) west of London. The River Marden is a small Tributary of the River Avon in England. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It is a small (though expanding) town with a population of 13,606 according to the 2001 Census (14,800 est. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 2006).

Contents 1 History 2 Modern Calne 3 Notable architecture 4 Transport and infrastructure 5 Development concerns 6 Shopping 7 Education 8 Representatives 9 Notable inhabitants 10 Local places of interest 11 Crop circles 12 Calne Town F.C. 13 Calne Divers 14 Suburbs 15 Twin towns 16 Nearby villages and hamlets 17 Nearest towns and cities (centre to centre) 18 References 19 External links

History

In 978 Calne was the site of a two-story building with a hall on the first floor. It was here that St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury met with the Witenagemot in order to justify his Church reforms, which were causing great controversy due to the secular priests being replaced by Benedictine monks and the influence of landowners over churches on their lands being taken away. Dunstan (c909&ndash 19 May 988) was an Abbot of Glastonbury, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an The Witenagemot or the Witena gemot (ˈwɪtənəgɪˌməʊt also known as the Witan (more properly the title of its members was a political institution in At one point Dunstan called upon God to support his cause, at which point the floor collapsed killing most of his opponents, whilst Dunstan and his cronies were in the part that survived. This was claimed as a miracle by Dunstan's supporters- although his opponents had other ideas.

Calne's best known industry was the Harris Pork processing facility that dominated the town architecturally and provided employment directly and indirectly to many of the residents until the early-1980s - at its closure in 1983 for example it employed over 2,000 people out of a town population of 10,000. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) It is said that the pork curing industry developed because pigs reared in Ireland were landed at Bristol and then herded to London through Calne. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The factory started in the second half of the 18th century when brothers John and Henry Harris started businesses which merged in 1888 as C. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a & T. Harris & Co. The factory has now been fully demolished and the area where it used to be located redeveloped as shops, housing and a library. As a result of the closure of the factory unemployment in the town increased considerably and for much of the 1980s Calne suffered many of the problems more normally associated with large cities. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Calne also had a significant woollen industry in the past, and evidence of this can be seen on The Green in Calne, where many buildings such as cloth mills involved in this industry remain.

The Porte Marsh Industrial Estate on the north side of the town now provides the bulk of the town's internal employment. It is home to around 100 companies in predominantly light industries and IT. The Belgian company Deceuninck has invested considerably in this area and operates two large facilities at Porte Marsh, notably a new production and distribution centre which now dominates the north side of town. Another significant employer is the Exception Group, a large electronics company. In 2006 plans to build a sizeable cement production plant on the Porte Marsh site were vigorously opposed by local residents and planning permission was refused by the council ^[2].

Modern Calne

During the late-1990s and early-2000s, Calne was considered to be one of the fastest-expanding towns in the South West England region, with a population projected to peak at around 16,000 by 2012. South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to

The Lansdowne Park housing development (begun in the late-1990s and due for completion in 2008) has substantially increased the physical scale of the town, creating an entirely new northwestern suburb, including a new primary school, medical surgery and a small shopping area. This area has particularly attracted professional workers from traditionally more expensive areas such as Bath, Bristol, Marlborough and as far afield as the 'silicon valley' towns of central Berkshire. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Marlborough ( IPA /ˈmɔːlbrə/ " Maul bruh" is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South

Lansdowne Park is named to reflect the development's proximity to the seat of the Marquess of Lansdowne, which has resided at the nearby Bowood House country estate since 1784. Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian Country house with a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The monument at the summit of nearby Cherhill Down is called the Lansdowne Monument. Cherhill is a Village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about 90 miles west

Aside from the final completion of Lansdowne Park, small pockets of new housing developments are evident across the town, but on a far smaller scale. In October 2007, the go-ahead was granted for the creation of a major new £1m outdoor sports facility at Beversbrook on Calne's northern edge, which is currently under construction.

Notable architecture

Notable buildings in the town include St Mary's Church, an array of houses on The Green and the Town Hall. Of particular note is the new Library which has won awards for its innovative design and was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2001. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II

Calne town centre is blessed with a number of attractive old buildings which are worthy of renovation and regeneration, but which have unfortunately been left to erode or have been shoddily redeveloped. There are also outline plans to redevelop the unsightly Phelps Parade shopping area in the town centre, an increasingly shabby-looking red brick shopping precinct which dates back to the early-1970s and does not fit kindly with the stonewall character of the town. Part of this precinct is to be demolished in late-2008 and replaced with modern apartments and a new Woolworth's store by 2009.

The second major phase of central Calne's redevelopment is still at the planning stage. One idea is an attempt to attract proper restaurants into the town, which the town is almost completely bereft of, aside from a scattering of fast-food takeaways and a couple of Indian restaurants. Nearby towns such as Corsham, Devizes and Marlborough, all less populous than Calne, provide their residents with an array of high-quality culinary excursions. Corsham is a small medieval town in northwest Wiltshire, England. Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom Marlborough ( IPA /ˈmɔːlbrə/ " Maul bruh" is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road

However, since the demolition of the Harris pork factory and the completion of the first phase of redevelopment/regeneration in 2001, Calne has, in general, been successfully transformed into an attractive setting compared to its run-down image of the 1980s and 1990s. A substantial amount of scaffolding materialised across Calne town centre in mid-2007 with a view to the renovation of several prominent buildings.

Transport and infrastructure

Calne's former railway station opened in 1863, the terminus of a branch line of the Great Western Railway from Chippenham. Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route usually a main line. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London There was initially one intermediate stop - Stanley Bridge Halt. Stanley Bridge Halt was a railway station on the Great Western Railway 's Branch line from Chippenham to Calne. The opening of another quite late in the line's history - Black Dog Halt, was not enough to slow the inevitable decline. Black Dog Halt was opened 1863-11-03 by the Great Western Railway for Lord Lansdowne of Bowood House. The branch closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in September 1965, having achieved the dubious distinction of making the biggest loss per mile of track of any line in the country. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

A northern bypass (part of the A3102) was completed in 2001 and an eastern bypass is under consideration for possible construction in 2010-2012.

The town centre suffers from heavy traffic congestion with large queues stretching along Wood Street, Curzon Street, Oxford Road and The Pippin most of the day. This is caused by North Wiltshire Council's decision to only allow single-file traffic between Curzon Street and Wood Street with traffic heading towards Wood Street having priority. The A4 though the town is usually close to gridlock during the rush-hours.

The M4 motorway at Junction 16 (Wootton Bassett/Swindon West) lies 13 miles (21 km) to the north of Calne, and the westbound M4 junction 17 just north of Chippenham is 12 miles (19 km) to the west. The closest main passenger airport is Bristol International Airport, 38 miles (61 km) to the southwest. Calne is also one the largest UK towns not served by a rail station, nor does it have a bus station, though in March 2007 it was designated as a National Express stop on route 403 from Bath to London via Heathrow Airport once a day. This service runs with Wheelchair Accessible coaches.

Development concerns

It is considered by many residents that a new eastern bypass may lead to the premature development of east Calne, with many residents believing that the town should be free from further expansion for a few years in order for it to fully absorb and sustain the current wave of development.

The general concern with modern Calne is that the town's facilities and infrastructure are not perceived to be growing exponentially with the rapidly rising population. For example, the town's only public sports centre, The White Horse Leisure Centre (built in 1976) had been allowed to become increasingly run-down and was eventually closed in March 2007, forcing many residents to either join more expensive private sports centres or travel to other areas for better facilities. Nearby towns such as Devizes and Marlborough, both smaller than Calne in terms of population, boast new sports centres and swimming pools. Nevertheless, a local consortium created in July 2007 had made the centre operational again by November 2007, making several improvements to the centre's interior.

Calne is also known for harbouring both the most prosperous and least prosperous communities in Wiltshire.

Shopping

Aside from its Sainsbury's, Somerfield and Iceland supermarkets, Calne is somewhat lacking for residents seeking retail therapy. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Several units remain empty and the town has witnessed its fair share of transient enterprises. However, an expansion of the Sainsbury's store in the town centre was completed in September 2007. Furthermore, a Tesco Express store opened in the Lansdowne Park district in December 2007, replacing the former One Stop outlet. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain

It is believed that once Phelps Parade has been successfully redeveloped (a part-redevelopment will be complete by summer 2009), the central business district will be able to attract chain outlets such as Woolworths, Wilkinsons, Argos and a larger Boots to the town. This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Most residents travel to Chippenham, Bath, Devizes, Marlborough, Swindon and even Bristol for a more fulfilling shopping experience beyond buying their groceries. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom Marlborough ( IPA /ˈmɔːlbrə/ " Maul bruh" is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London

Education

St Mary's School [1] is regarded as one of the UK's most prestigious independent schools for girls, with sumptuous grounds and a modern sports centre. The John Bentley School [2] is the local comprehensive high school situated on the southern periphery of Calne, and is a noted languages centre.

The closest further education institution is the Wiltshire College site in Chippenham (10 km / 6 miles away), although the college also has a small centre at The Green in Calne. Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from

The closest higher education institution is the University of Bath campus at Claverdon Down in Bath, 18 miles (29 km) to the west. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges The University of Bath is a Campus university located in Bath, England. The university's Oakridge campus in east Swindon is 20 miles (32 km) to the northwest. Bath Spa University lies 24 miles (38 km) away at its Newton Park campus, west of Bath. Bath Spa University is a University based in and around Bath, England.

Representatives

Calne is located in the Devizes constituency and governed by Calne Town Council [3], North Wiltshire District Council [4] and Wiltshire County Council [5]. Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye

Notable inhabitants

Notable people from Calne include Saint Edmund, John Pym and the athlete Walter Goodall George who held the world record for the mile from 1886 to 1915. Edmund Rich (also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury and as Saint Edmund of Abingdon) (1175 &ndash 1240 was a 13th century Archbishop John Pym (1584 &ndash December 8, 1643) was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of Walter Goodall George ( 9 September 1858 &ndash 4 June 1943) was a nineteenth century British runner from Calne who after

The country estate of Bowood House lies near Calne. Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian Country house with a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. It was here that Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774; there is a plaque in the town centre commemorating this. Joseph Priestley (13 March 1733 ( Old Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a There is also a plaque on the wall of the house where Samuel Taylor Coleridge stayed from 1814 to 1816 as part of the Morgan household whilst writing his Biographia Literaria. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher

The singer-songwriter-author Julian Cope resided in a small village 7 km (4. Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary 5 miles) east of Calne, towards Avebury, until 2006. Avebury is the site of a large Henge and several Stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire surrounding the village of Avebury

The actor David Hemmings lived in the Old Mill in Calne for many years up until his death in December 2003. David Hemmings ( November 18, 1941 &ndash December 3, 2003) was an English Film Actor and director His funeral was held at St. Mary's Church.

Local places of interest

• Cherhill White Horse - 5 km (3 miles) east of central Calne, carved into the south face of Cherhill Down, in the village of Cherhill (pronounced 'Che-rhill') on the A4 Calne - Marlborough road. Cherhill is a Village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about 90 miles west Cherhill is a Village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about 90 miles west

• Lansdowne Monument - situated close to the summit of Cherhill Down, the 38 m high (125 ft) stone needle provides impressive views of Calne and the surrounding landscape. The mountains of South Wales and Cleeve Hill in the western Cotswolds can be seen on particularly clear days. Cleeve Hill is the highest point both in the Cotswolds and in the County of Gloucestershire, at 330 metres (1083 feet See also Cotswold The Cotswolds is a range of Hills in west-central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England"
• Bowood House (including the kilometre-long Bowood Lake) - an English Heritage site, is 5 km (3 miles) to the west of Calne, accessible via the village of Derry Hill. Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian Country house with a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Derry Hill is a Village in the English county of Wiltshire. Geography Derry Hill is located to the south of the A4 at, east of Chippenham
• Avebury stone circle & Avenue (UNESCO World Heritage Site) - Europe's largest megalithic stone circle site is 12 km (7. Avebury is the site of a large Henge and several Stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire surrounding the village of Avebury A stone circle is an ancient monument Such a monument is not always precisely circular and often forms an ellipse or a setting of four stones laid on an arc of a circle United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 5 miles) east of Calne.
• North Wessex Downs AONB - the range's highest summit is the Tan Hill-Milk Hill ridge near Allington, at 294 m (964 ft), 14. The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire Tan Hill ( is a Hill which lies just to the north of the village of Allington in the parish of All Cannings, Wiltshire, England. Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, UK at some 295  m (968  ft) above Allington is the name of several settlements in the United Kingdom Allington Dorset Allington Kent Allington Lincolnshire 5 km (9 miles) southeast of Calne. This area is popular with hill walkers, and several hills over 250 m (820 ft) high are situated adjacent to Calne.
• A little further afield, Stonehenge is located 39 km (24 miles) south of the town. Stonehenge is a Prehistoric Monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury

Neither Avebury or Bowood House are signposted from the town, nor is the nearby historic city of Bath or major town of Swindon, both within 30 km (19 miles) of Calne. Avebury is the site of a large Henge and several Stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire surrounding the village of Avebury Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian Country house with a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.

Blackland Lakes is a large camping site on the southern edge of Calne which is popular with anglers and tourists alike. The 'lakes' themselves are in fact large angling pools.

Crop circles

Calne is also a cornerpoint of the Wiltshire crop circle triangle, which incorporates the area between Calne, Marlborough and Warminster where a large concentration of initially unexplained formations have appeared in corn fields across the area, particularly since the 1970s. Crop circles are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as Wheat, Barley, Rapeseed (also called "canola" Rye

The majority (if not all) of these formations have been the handiwork of local hoaxers such as the famous Alton Barnes key formation, the 5-dice pattern opposite Silbury Hill, the crucifix formation at nearby Cherhill and numerous others. Crop circle makers use rudimentary instruments (usually the 'rope and rods' method) to manifest surprisingly large and complex patterns in the fields, many of which feature designs based on fractal geometry, ancient symbology or alien landings, as well as dream-inspired designs in the case of many local formations. A fractal is generally "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts each of which is (at least approximately a reduced-size copy of the whole" Also known as processual symbolic analysis, symbology was developed by Victor Turner in the mid-1970s to refer to the use of symbols within cultural contexts in Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. However, a small number of recorded crop circles continue to defy explanation, though many scientists believe that as-yet unexplained micro-meteorological conditions rather than extraterrestrial visitations or Gaiaic forces are the cause of these. Gaia (ˈgeɪə or /ˈgaɪə/ (" land " or " Earth " from the Ancient Greek Γαîα also Gæa or Gea A local crop circle maker believes that the so-called experts have a vested interest in maintaining the mythology surrounding crop circle culture, since many designs claimed to possess biological or 'energy' anomalies are known to have been made by a local Calne hoaxer. This person, who has worked independently for many years, has never gone public but may release a website in the future containing all the notes and drawings used over the years.

The small 'Silent Circle' information centre and roadside cafe at Cherhill, just to the east of Calne, was a good source of 'enlightenment' for the many visitors to the area looking for something unworldly to appear (it sadly closed down in late-2007). Many people visit the area each year from all over the world in order to 'investigate' the crop circle phenomenon for themselves, especially in years which have witnessed high formation activity. There is also a popular crop circle pub called The Barge Inn at Honeystreet near Alton Barnes which offers camping on its grounds and where you can meet many self-made experts, mystics and cranks.

Calne Town F.C.

Founded in 1886, Calne Town Football Club play in the Western Football League Premier Division and finished in a respectable 5th position (of 20 teams) in the league table at the end of the 2005-2006 season. Calne Town FC is a football club based in Calne, Wiltshire, England. List of current clubs Premier Division Barnstaple Town | Bideford | Bishop Sutton | Bitton | Their Bremhill View ground is located on the north side of the town close to the A3102 bypass.

Calne Divers

Founded at the beginning of 2008, Calne Divers was formed by a group of local divers in order to provide training to local people. The club is a member of the Sub-Aqua Association. The Sub Aqua Association (SAA is one of the main UK-based Diver training agencies along with the British Sub-Aqua Club and the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club They offer try-dives to all that are interested. Training is available up to Dive Supervisor level, and all training fees are included in the club membership.

Calne Divers were originally the dive team that found the legendary lost village of Bowood at the bottom of the lake. Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian Country house with a garden designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. See the story in the Independent Newspaper here

The club is currently the largest diving club in the Calne area.

Visit www. calnedivers. co. uk for further information on the club.

Suburbs

Quemerford, Lansdowne Park, Curzon Park, Calne Marsh, Lickhill, North End, Bentley Grove. Quemerford is a suburb of the town of Calne in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, UK.

Twin towns

Calne is twinned with the towns of :

• Charlieu in France
• Eningen in Germany
• Caln Township (note: Caln not Calne) in Pennsylvania, USA (which was so named because it was established by people from Calne, Wiltshire in the early eighteenth century)

Nearby villages and hamlets

Calne is surrounded by numerous settlements including :

• Avebury
• Beversbrook hamlet
• Blacklands
• Bremhill
• Calstone
• Charlcutt
• Cherhill
• Clevancy
• Compton Bassett
• Derry Hill
• Fishers Brook
• Foxham
• Goatacre
• Heddington
• Highway
• High Penn
• Hilmarton
• Lower Compton
• Lyneham
• Mile Elm
• Pewsham
• Ratford
• Sandy Lane
• Spirthill
• Stockley
• Studley
• Yatesbury

Nearest towns and cities (centre to centre)

• Chippenham (10 km / 6 miles)
• Devizes (14 km / 9 miles)
• Melksham (14 km / 9 miles)
• Wootton Bassett (16 km / 10 miles)
• Corsham (17 km / 10. Charlieu is a town and commune in the Loire département at the northern extremity of the Rhone-Alpes region of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Eningen is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Avebury is the site of a large Henge and several Stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire surrounding the village of Avebury Blacklands is a place name It may be;United Kingdom Blacklands North Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland, Kilwinning, KA13 Bremhill is a village located between Calne and Chippenham, Wiltshire. Calstone & Wellington are two linked villages near to Calne in Wiltshire, England, forming part of The Oldbury Benefice which comprises the 5 parishes Charlcutt is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England. Cherhill is a Village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about 90 miles west Compton Bassett is a village in Wiltshire between Calne and Cherhill with a population of approximately 250 Derry Hill is a Village in the English county of Wiltshire. Geography Derry Hill is located to the south of the A4 at, east of Chippenham Foxham is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England, situated 5 km (3 miles to the west of the A3012 route Goatacre is a village in the southwestern English county of Wiltshire situated 8 km (5 miles north of Calne and 1 km south of Lyneham on Heddington is a village near to Calne in Wiltshire, forming part of The Oldbury Benefice which comprises the 5 parishes of Cherhill, Compton Bassett * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Hilmarton is a village in North Wiltshire, in the West of England. Lyneham is a large village (often referred to as a small town in northern Wiltshire located on the A3102 road between the towns of Calne and Wootton Bassett Sandy Lane is a village lying between the towns of Calne and Chippenham in Wiltshire. Spirthill is a small village/large hamlet in the county of Wiltshire in England, situated 5 km (3 miles to the south of Lyneham. Stockley is a village near to Calne in Wiltshire. Studley is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in the South West England region of the UK. Yatesbury is a village adjacent to Cherhill, 1 mile north of the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon. Wootton Bassett is a small Market town located in northern Wiltshire, UK. Corsham is a small medieval town in northwest Wiltshire, England. 5 miles)
• Marlborough (21 km / 13 miles)
• Trowbridge (25 km / 16 miles)
• Swindon (27 km / 17 miles)
• Bath (30 km / 19 miles)
• Bristol (45 km / 28 miles)
• Salisbury 55 km / 34 miles)
• South Wales border near Chepstow (63 km / 39 miles)

References

External links

• calne.org.uk
• Historic Calne photos at BBC Wiltshire
• Homepage of Calne Divers
• The place for the people of calne and it's surrounding area to have there say 'www.calnetalk.com'

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