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Warminster (/ ˈ w ɔːr m ɪ n s t ər /) is a historic market town and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of 18,173 in 2021. [1] The name Warminster occurs first in the early 10th century and the Minster Church of St Denys was begun in the 11th century.
The third meeting of the recently created Wiltshire County Council was held at the Warminster town hall on 1 July 1889. [11] Following significant population growth, largely associated with Warminster's status as a market town, in 1894 the parish became an urban district, with the town hall as its headquarters. [12]
The Warminster and Westbury Rural District was a rural district in Wiltshire, England from 1935 to 1974. With effect from 1935, it was formed by a County Review Order under the Local Government Act 1929 as a merger of the Warminster Rural District and the Westbury and Whorwellsdown Rural District .
Portway House is a Grade I listed town house in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.. The house was built in 1722 for wealthy clothier Edward Middlecott, [1] the estate (then called Newport) having been bought by his ancestor Richard Middlecott in stages between 1559 and 1568.
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Warminster Line, a commuter rail route between the SEPTA station and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Warminster .
[1] [3] It gained its own parish in 1863, [5] and at the same time Boreham was returned to Warminster parish. [6] There were boundary changes affecting the parishes of Warminster, Christ Church, Bishopstrow and Boyton in 1956, [ 7 ] and again involving Norton Bavant and Upton Scudamore in 1959; [ 8 ] today the parish covers a segment of the ...
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in South West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.