01/05/2025

Place names of Calne: Off Stokes Croft (Chissell Brook, Ladydown, Lid Brook, The Were

Ladydown

In c. 2002-2003, GreenSquare Homes built around 54 properties off Stokes Croft. The roads for these new properties were named for water courses in Wiltshire, all of which join one of the two River Avons in Wiltshire:


Chissell Brook
Chissell Brook a short stream near Kellaways joining the Bristol Avon at the bridge next to the Maud Heath sundial.
Ladydown is an area of Trowbridge that the River Biss runs through. It is an old farming area reached via a road that crosses an island, which itself is home to Ladydown watermill. The River Biss joins the Bristol Avon in Widbrook Wood.
Lid Brook covers a large area between Colerne and Ditteridge and drains into the ByBrook near Drewetts Mill House. The ByBrook joins the Bristol Avon at Bathford.

The Were, a tributary and likely origin for the first part of the name of Warminster. Meaning 'to wander' The Were runs through Warminster and the Lake Pleasure Grounds, where it is also called Swan River. It joins the River Wylye in Warminster, which joins the River Nadder at Wilton and finally, as part of the Salisbury Avon, drains to sea at Christchurch.