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 in west Wiltshire, England, now part of Atworth parish. Its nearest towns are Melksham, about away to the northeast, and Bradford-on-Avon, at about the same distance to the southwest. The village has a notable manor house, Great Chalfield Manor. History At the time of the Domesday survey (1086) it was found that the manor of Chalfield had belonged to Wallef in the time of King Edward and possessed half a mill worth eighteen pence. This suggests that the two Chalfields (Great and Little, or East and West) shared a water-mill which stood on the stream which lies between them. A corn mill was operating at Great Chalfield in 1645 while it was occupied by a Parliamentary garrison. The 15th-century manor house, Great Chalfield Manor, is a Grade I listed building. It was given to the National Trust in 1943, with nine acres of land and an endowment fund, by Major R. F. Fuller, the lord of the manor. In 1676, Great Chalfield had only eighteen residents. In 1831 the population was 83. The civil parish was abolished in 1884 and its area incorporated into the new parish of Atworth. A detailed parish history was published by the Wiltshire Victoria County History in its volume 7 (1953). Church The small Church of England parish church, adjacent to the manor house and approached through the gatehouse of the manor, is dedicated to All Saints and has a chancel, a nave, a vestry, a south chapel, a bell-cote crowned by a short octagonal spire, and a porch on its west side. Of the original 14th-century church only part of its nave survives, a new chancel having been built about 1480, when the porch and south chapel were added. The present vestry was added to the east of the chapel in 1775. The single bell was cast in 1627. There are traces of wall paintings and of panels depicting the life of St Katherine, which were described in 1760 before being whitewashed over. The vestry screen may date from the late 15th century, and the oak pulpit is late 17th century. The organ case is richly decorated and looks medieval but is modern. The church was designated as Grade I listed in 1962. The income of the