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Chisbury Chapel

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A small late 13th century chapel made of flint walls and topped with a thatched roof. It was built by the lord of Chisbury Manor as a chapel of ease, so that local villagers and the manor household would not have to travel to Great Bedwyn parish church. An alternative theory is that it was a free chapel supported by the Abbey of St Denys, in Hampshire.


The Reformation spelled the end for chapels like Chisbury, and it ceased functioning as a religious building in 1547. It was then used as a barn for Chisbury Farm.

The chapel, which is dedicated to St Martin, is rectangular, and measures approximately 18 metres long by 8 metres wide. Set into the flint walls are 6 geometrical windows supported by stone quoins.

Within the chapel you can see the painted remains of a consecration cross, which was painted on the walls of a church during the official ceremony creating a religious status for the building. The chapel is composed of a nave and chancel, and there are traces of the roopd screen that would originally have divided the two.

The chapel is built on the edge of the earthworks of the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury Camp.

The site is open daily at any time
Manor Farm, Chisbury, Wiltshire, England, SN8 3JA

About Chisbury Chapel
Attraction Type: Church
Location: Off a minor road just east of Chisbury, by Manor Farm
Website: Chisbury Chapel
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9 Leverton Cottages - 4.4 miles from Chisbury Chapel Chilton Foliat, Berkshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £300

Cherry Lodge - 5.3 miles from Chisbury Chapel Marlborough, Wiltshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £200

Walnut Lodge - 5.3 miles from Chisbury Chapel Marlborough, Wiltshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £226

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The Pelican - 1.8 miles from Chisbury Chapel Marlborough, Wiltshire Stay from: £60.00

Littlecote House Hotel - 3.2 miles from Chisbury Chapel Ramsbury, Wiltshire Stay from: £300.00

The Three Swans Hotel - 4 miles from Chisbury Chapel Swindon, Wiltshire Stay from: £50.00

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The Crown and Garter - 6.2 miles from Chisbury Chapel Hungerford, Berkshire From: £45.00

The Barleycorn Inn - 6.8 miles from Chisbury Chapel Collingbourne Kingston, Wiltshire From: £50.00

The Inn With The Well - 7.1 miles from Chisbury Chapel Marlborough, Wiltshire From: £45.00

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