Chew Magna buildings reflecting the history of the village. The River Chew flows through the village. Just outside the village is Chew Magna Reservoir: this small Bristol Water supply reservoir intercepts the Winford Brook. There is one primary school, and an adjacent secondary school, several shops and small businesses, three churches, and three pubs serving the area. There is also a football pitch and children's play area. The village frequently wins regional categories in the Calor Village of the Year competition, and is currently moving towards zero waste status, having been described as "probably the greenest parish in Britain". Chew Magna has
Durga Chew-Bose Durga Chew-Bose Durga Chew-Bose is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her first book, "Too Much and Not the Mood," was published on April 11, 2017 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux and was met with positive reviews. Chew-Bose was born in Montreal; her parents are from Kolkata. She moved to the United States at 17 to attend boarding school in New Mexico for two years. She went on to attend Sarah Lawrence College and spent a year at the University of Oxford. Chew-Bose has written for publications including "The Guardian", "Buzzfeed", "The Hairpin", "Rolling Stone", "GQ", "The New Inquiry",