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Your Parish
Heddington is both a village and Civil Parish, adjoining the parish of Calne Without and sits approximately three miles south of Calne. The Parish encompasses the nearby hamlets of Heddington Wick and the Splatts and covers 1,695 acres.
The village lies at the Western scarp of the Marlborough Downs. The highest point of the parish is the summit of King’s Play hill which stands at 230 m. The name King’s Play refers to the Battle (and Royalist victory) on Roundway Down in 1643. There are several barrows on King’s Play Hill including a Neolithic long barrow and a bowl barrow containing a Saxon burial. Roman remains have been found at Heddington Wick and elsewhere in the west part of the parish. King’s Play is also a site of Special Scientific Interest.
Heddington (and its neighbouring hamlet of Stockley) has an active and sociable community with various groups and events. The Parish Council bought the old red phone box in the centre of the village and it is now a successful and well-used book swap. The Village Recreation Ground is a focal point to the parish with a range of popular play equipment for children.
There are annual events like the Car Rally which takes place in July, the Harvest Auction held at The Ivy in September and Carol Singing around the village a week or so before Christmas.
A high point for the village was during 1975/76 when the BBC visited and filmed all the goings on during a full year—the programme was called Diary of a Village. There are a few copies floating around the parish. If you are interested in the history of the village, there is a booklet written by Richard Cole (local historian) full of interesting information and facts. Copies can be had if you contact the Clerk.
Various organisations, group and clubs help make our Parish an active and sociable community. For further information see the Community Groups and Activities page.
The Parish currently has 374 electors (as at December 2017) in 178 dwellings with a population of 456 (as per 2011 census). The current precept is £6,750.