Chippenham Things to Do Tips by coceng

The Small Town Called Chippenham...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
Walking out from The Church of St. Andrew, saw this monument...

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Continue with my photos to LACOCK & THE ABBEY...

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St. Andrew's Parish Church...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
Took a photo of this tree; Thinking to myself that this tree has seen some history of this church...

St. Andrew's Parish Church...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
On this site was the earlist Saxon church; Along the time period, many parts were taken down & rebuilt again...I love the quietness of the surrounding....

St. Andrew's Parish Church...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
I didn't enter the church, just walking around it...

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Read More On The Parish Church of St. Andrew...

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The Small Town Called Chippenham...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
Walked over The Town Bridge & seeing this small river...River Avon.
I continued walking towards The High Street...

The Small Town Called Chippenham...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
Passing through The Market Place of Chippenham; Nobody's selling anything there, it was around 2.30 pm...

Directions: Market Place....

St. Andrew’s Parish Church...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
I saw a tower of a church...
This is St. Andrew’s Parish Church, one of the churches in Chippenham.
Slowly walking towards the church...

Directions: Market Place, at the top of the High Street...

The Small Town Called Chippenham...

Chippenham (pronounced Chip-pen-nem) whose name derived from the name of a Saxon man called Cyppa & Hamme, which is a low ground lying in a bend of a river...So, we get Cyppa-Hamme...
This photo was taken by me as I entered the town area, walking from the train station...