Chicklade is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, South West England.

The name Chicklade is first attested in a charter from between 901 and 924, as Cytlid, later forms including Chikelaď (1199), Ciclet (1210–12), Ciklet (1242), and Chikelade (1281).

[2] Although the etymology of Chicklade is uncertain, its first syllable is agreed to originate in the Common Brittonic word that survives in modern Welsh as coed ("woodland").

[4]On 22 October 1963 the prototype BAC One-Eleven aircraft G-ASHG flown by Mike Lithgow entered a deep stall and crashed near Chicklade, killing all seven crew.

Instead the first tier of local government is a parish meeting, which all electors are entitled to attend.

[8] The parish is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.