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Salisbury (/ ˈ s ɔː l z b ər i / SAWLZ-bər-ee, locally / ˈ s ɔː z b ər i / SAWZ-bər-ee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, [1] at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne.
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles (three kilometres) north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road , the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country.
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km 2). [1] It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire , but stretches into Hampshire .
Salisbury Cathedral by John Constable, ca. 1825 "Salisbury cathedral" (2018) by Stephan Wolf The cathedral is the subject of a famous painting by John Constable . As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher , Bishop of Salisbury , who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left).
There are 38 buildings and structures listed as Grade I by Historic England in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Twenty-one are within the Cathedral Close. Elsewhere there are: 3 churches; 2 residences; 2 inns; 6 buildings that had an institutional or community use when constructed; 3 river bridges; an ancient ruin.
The east front, the entrance front until 1801, contains at its centre all that remains of the exterior of the original Tudor mansion. Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years.
Malmesbury House is a Grade I listed building in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in the city's cathedral close. Located on the eastern side of the close by the St Anne's Gate, it is one of numerous historic buildings in the city. [1] It was constructed in 1416 during the late medieval era and replaced an earlier house demolished in 1399.
Downton is a village and civil parish on the River Avon in southern Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the city of Salisbury.The parish is on the county boundary with Hampshire and is close to the New Forest; it includes the villages of Wick and Charlton-All-Saints, and the small ancient settlement of Witherington.