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Goatacre is a village in the southwestern English county of Wiltshire situated north of Calne and south of Lyneham, Wiltshire on the A3102 road. It is in the parish of Hilmarton and the closest major town is Swindon, some to the northeast. The adjacent hamlet, west of the main road, called New Zealand is considered part of Goatacre. A bus service runs between Chippenham and Swindon by way of Goatacre on a regular basis. Goatacre has a cricket team which won the Cricketer National Village Knockout competition in 1988 and 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Village Knockout )〕 The village hall plays host to both private and community events; in 2013 it was extended to provide new changing rooms and a viewing balcony. There are also facilities for playing football including a pitch and changing facilities shared with the cricket club. == Etymology == Although it is popularly thought that the name of the village was given by Quakers, it was recorded as far back as 1242 as ''Godacre'', in 1348 as ''Gatacre'' and in 1408 as ''Gotagre''. The name is derived from the Old English word ''gat-aecre'' meaning, literally, ''goat-acre''. (Source: 'Wiltshire Place Names' by Richard Tomkins, published 1983 by Redbrick Publishing.) Evidence of the Quaker settlement can be seen in the name of the road called 'Quakers Lane" and the disused Quaker burial ground in Lower Goatacre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goatacre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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