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Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c. 1590 – 12 July 1664), of Marlborough Castle and Savernake Park in Wiltshire, [1] was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1641 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Seymour of Trowbridge.
Trowbridge (/ ˈ t r oʊ b r ɪ dʒ / TROH-brij) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset.The town lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Bath, 31 miles (50 km) south-west of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Bristol.
They were recast with additional metal to make Wiltshire's first and only peal of twelve bells, the tenor weighing 24 and a half long hundredweight and striking the note D. Due to the small size of the tower, the bells were rehung in a new cast iron frame in two tiers. Five of the bells are hung on the lower tier, and the remaining seven on the ...
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... Whaddon (near Trowbridge) Whiteparish; Whitley; Widham; Wilcot;
The Wiltshire Times and its sister paper the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald now share offices at the White Horse Business Park in North Bradley, on the outskirts of Trowbridge. [4] The Wiltshire Times often has special "campaigns" that appear in the newspaper, such as a campaign to reduce the number of potholes in Wiltshire [5] and a campaign to ...
Semington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) south of Melksham and about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Trowbridge.The parish includes the hamlets of Little Marsh and Littleton.
On 6 August 1889, soon after the creation of Wiltshire County Council, one of its earliest meetings took place at Trowbridge Town Hall. [9] In 1894, the parish of Trowbridge became an urban district, with the town hall as its headquarters, [10] and in November 1917 King George V and Queen Mary visited the town hall on a visit to the area.
Trowbridge railway station serves the county town of Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England. The station is 24 miles (39 km) south east of Bristol Temple Meads on the Wessex Main Line and is managed by Great Western Railway .