Ridgeway Benefice
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The Ridgeway Benefice consists of the Wiltshire parishes of Holy Cross Chiseldon
with Draycot Foliat
, Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey
and Rockley
, Ogbourne St George. It is part of the Marlborough Deanery in the Diocese of Salisbury
of the Church of England
, which is part of the Christian
, Anglican Communion
.
The Benefice is run by Rev. Roger Powell.
Chiseldon
Chiseldon is a village in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.The village lies on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, a mile south of junction 15 of the M4 motorway, on the A346 between Swindon and Marlborough...
with Draycot Foliat
Draycot Foliat
Draycot Foliat is an hamlet in Wiltshire, England, on the back road between Chiseldon to the north and Ogbourne St. George to the south. The nearest major town is Swindon which is about north. The most notable feature is probably the small Airstrip with its model helicopter instruction centre...
, Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey
Ogbourne Maizey
Ogbourne Maizey is a hamlet in Wiltshire. It is at the Marlborough end of the village of Ogbourne St. Andrew. The hamlet on the banks of the River Og is dominated by commuter housing and race horse stables on the narrow road that leads over the downs to Rockley. Local primary-level children usually...
and Rockley
Rockley
Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, served by:** Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley ** Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley ** James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley Rockley can refer to:People*Baron Rockley, a title in the Peerage of the...
, Ogbourne St George. It is part of the Marlborough Deanery in the Diocese of Salisbury
Diocese of Salisbury
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England. The diocese covers Dorset and most of Wiltshire and is a constituent diocese of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury and the diocesan synod...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, which is part of the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
.
The Benefice is run by Rev. Roger Powell.