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Chippenham: Buttercross
Chippenham: Buttercross The restored Buttercross, where meat and dairy products were sold in the 16th–19th centuries, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

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Chippenham, town (parish), administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is located on the River Avon (Lower, or Bristol, Avon) in the northwestern part of the county.

Chippenham, England
Chippenham, England

Chippenham was the site of a royal residence during the Middle Ages and appears in Domesday Book (1086) as a crown manor. St. Andrew’s Church dates from the 12th century. From the 16th century the town was a woolen centre. The road between London and Bath, a major English routeway, crosses the River Avon at Chippenham by a stone bridge of 22 arches. Milk distribution and processing now form the town’s main industry; other activities include food processing, tanning, furniture making, and electrical engineering. Pop. (2001) 28,065; (2011) 35,800.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.