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Chapel Plaister

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OS grid reference
  
ST840678

Country
  
England

Police
  
Wiltshire

Local time
  
Friday 1:03 AM

Ceremonial county
  
Wiltshire

Unitary authority
  
Wiltshire Council

Region
  
South West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Fire
  
Dorset and Wiltshire

Civil parish
  
Box

UK parliament constituency
  
North Wiltshire

Chapel Plaister

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 100% Humidity

Chapel Plaister /ˈæpəl ˈplɑːstər/ is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. It lies on the B3109 road between Corsham and Bradford on Avon, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the village of Box and 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of the town of Corsham.

The settlement takes its name from a small Anglican church which was a roadside refuge for pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury. Founded circa 1235 and rebuilt in 1340 by Richard Plaisted of Castle Combe, the church was used for non-religious purposes until it was restored in 1893. The building was designated as Grade I listed in 1960. The adjacent Bell House, an inn from the 17th century and now a private house, may have incorporated a hostel connected with the chapel.

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Chapel Plaister Wikipedia