Sandridge, Wiltshire
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 Former Church of England School |
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| OS grid reference | ST9364 |
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| Civil parish | Melksham Without |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melksham |
| Postcode district | SN12 |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN15 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Chippenham |
Coordinates: 51°23′N 2°06′W / 51.38°N 02.10°W
Sandridge is a dispersed rural community to the east of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Melksham Without.
An Ordnance Survey map of 1961 names a settlement at Sandridge Hill, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Melksham, and a hamlet of Sandridge, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) to the north;[1] as of 2015 these names are no longer in gazetteers and Sandridge refers to a wider area along the A3102, with Sandridge Common identified on road signs near Melksham.
A National School was built in 1873 at Sandridge Common, and educated children of all ages until 1953;[2] around that time it became known as Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School. In 2015, to cater for the eastward expansion of Melksham, the school moved to a new building on the outskirts of the town.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST96". National Library of Scotland. 1961. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Forest & Sandridge C. of E. Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Yilmaz, Tanya (23 September 2015). "Top marks as new Melksham school opens its doors". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
- "Melksham Without". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- "Sandridge". Melksham Without Parish Council. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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