It shared its name with the North Wiltshire parliamentary constituency, the boundaries of which were coterminous with that of the district until 1997.
[1][2] They later moved to newly built offices at Monkton Park, another site in the town centre, overlooking the River Avon.
[3] The district was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority.
Wiltshire Council retained the Monkton Park building as a satellite of its main offices at County Hall, Trowbridge.
Thus, by 2019, Chippenham Town Council had taken charge of a large park, a community centre and play areas, as well as services such as grounds maintenance and street cleaning.