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Wiltshire. 51°21′10″N 01°59′45″W / 51.35278°N 1.99583°W / 51.35278; -1.99583. Devizes (/ dɪˈvaɪzɪz /) is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, [2] and received a charter in 1141.
The Anarchy, English Civil War. Devizes Castle was a medieval fortification in the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England, on a site now occupied by a Victorian-era castle. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] The original castle (not currently visible) was overbuilt by the current structure.
Market Place, Devizes. Coordinates: 51.3527°N 1.9959°W. View across Market Place including the Market Cross. Market Place is a town square in the centre of Devizes in Wiltshire, England. In a northwards direction it merges into Northgate Street heading towards the Wadworth Brewery, while southwards St John's Street connects it to the Town Hall.
The Old Town Hall. Designated. 8 April 1954. Reference no. 1252446. Shown in Wiltshire. The Old Town Hall is a historic building in Wine Street in Devizes, a town in Wiltshire, in England. The structure, which was completed in 1752 and has seen various commercial uses since it was superseded by a new town hall in 1808, is a Grade II* listed ...
Wiltshire Museum. The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery established in 1874 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The museum was created and is run by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, a registered charity founded in 1853.
Roundway is a hamlet, ward and former civil parish adjacent to Devizes in the English county of Wiltshire. [2] The hamlet lies about 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) northeast of Devizes town centre. In April 2017, Roundway civil parish was abolished and became a ward of Devizes parish, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] owing to housing development to the north, east and ...
Wiltshire. 51°22′37″N 1°56′49″W / 51.377°N 1.947°W / 51.377; -1.947. Bishops Cannings is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Devizes. [2] The parish includes the village of Coate (not to be confused with Coate, Swindon) and the hamlets of Bourton, Horton ...
Geography. The vale is an extent of lower lying ground separating the chalk downs of Salisbury Plain to the south from the Marlborough Downs to the north. It is around 30 kilometres (19 mi) long and around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide. At the western end is the town of Devizes. Larger settlements in the vale include Pewsey and Burbage with many ...