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
Chew (surname) 2000 Census who identified as Asian. Notable people with the surname include: Chew (surname) The surname Chew is a Chinese, English or Korean name. As an English surname, Chew has three separate origins: As a Chinese surname, Chew is a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of a number of distinct surnames including the below ones, listed by their pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese: As a Korean surname, Chew might be an alternative spelling of the surnames spelled Ju () or Chu () in the Revised Romanization of Korean. According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were