Little Chalfield, Melksham, SN12 8NP

Great Chalfield, also sometimes called by its Latin name of Chalfield Magna, formerly East Chalfield and anciently Much Chaldefield, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Atworth, in west Wiltshire, England. Its nearest towns are Melksham, about 3 miles (4.8 km) away to the northeast, and Bradford-on-Avon, at about the same distance to the southwest. The locality falls within the SN12 postal district. As a former civil parish now incorporated into Atworth, Great Chalfield retains a distinct village character while benefiting from proximity to the larger towns of Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon, offering a rural setting with accessible local amenities. The village’s placement in west Wiltshire situates it within a predominantly inland landscape, typical of the region’s agricultural surroundings.