Ridgeway Benefice

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The Ridgeway Benefice is a group of parishes in Wiltshire, England, to the north of Marlborough. The parishes are Chiseldon with Draycot Foliat; Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley; and Ogbourne St George.

The benefice is part of the Marlborough Deanery [1] in the Diocese of Salisbury of the Church of England, which is part of the Christian, Anglican Communion.

The benefice is run by Reverend Roger Powell. [2]

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References

  1. "Malborough Deanery" . Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. "Contact Us". Parishes of the Ridgeway Benefice. Retrieved 13 March 2024.