Broad Chalke
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Broad Chalke is a village and civil parish in the Salisbury district of Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles west of the city of Salisbury. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 652. This civil parish includes the neighbourhoods Knapp and Mount Sorrel.
The picturesque village on the banks of the River Ebble has been home to luminaries such as Sir Anthony Eden (Prime Minister), Sir Cecil Beaton society photographer, and musicians Sir Dennis Chalk, Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox.
The Gurston Down hill-climb course is within the administrative area of Broad Chalke.
Broad Chalke is located within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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