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==Church==

[[File:Chippenham, St Margaret - geograph.org.uk - 3302.jpg|thumb|left|250pxupright=1.4|St Margaret's Church]]

There has been a church in Chippenham since at least the 12th century which served both Chippenham and Badlingham. The present parish church has been dedicated to [[Saint Margaret of Antioch]] since 1279, and consists of a chancel with south chapel and north vestry, an aisled nave of seven bays, and a rectangular west tower. The oldest parts of the building date from the 12th century. The tower was rebuilt in the 15th century.<ref name=victoria/>

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The church has four 15th century wall paintings that were plastered over with psalms in the 17th century and rediscovered in the late 19th century.