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KEEVIL VILLAGE

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The Keevil History Files

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History of Keevil

Keevil is a small civil parish in the heart of Wiltshire, situated just under six miles east of Trowbridge, two miles north east of Steeple Ashton and three miles south east of Semington. The parish was once three miles long and one and a half wide, but was reduced in the 1880s when Bulkington, a…

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Keevil War Memorial

The War Memorial in Keevil is a Grade II listed monument and sits outside of St Leonard’s Church in the area now used as a turning area and church car park. Maintenance Records show that local monumental masonry specialists Young Johnson (also the company that has created and installed our commemorative plaques) undertook cleaning and…

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RAF Keevil, Double Hills, & the Sappers

RAF Keevil Annual Service of Remembrance Saturday 14th September 2024, 12 noon at Stocks Corner Every September for twenty six years, villagers and friends have gathered at Stocks tree for a short Service of Remembrance, to honour the memory of all those brave men who flew from Keevil airfield as part of the D-day and…

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Keevil Village Foundation

The village website is now part of the Keevil Village Foundation, a not-for-profit community group that aims to promote access to independent village news and information, as well as the enjoyment of music and creative arts, to residents of all ages in and around the village of Keevil, and which also includes KEEVIL ROOTS.  We are in the process of applying to the Charity Commission for registration as a CIO.

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Keevil, Wiltshire

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