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In the 19th century the judicial functions of the county were discharged at Devizes Assize Court in the Summer [1] and at Salisbury Assize Court in the Lent. [2] Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, there was a need to find a meeting place for Wiltshire County Council, [3] and the Victoria County History infers that ...
Wiltshire is a unitary authority area [2] [3] in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, [4] South West England. It was formed in April 2009 following the abolition of Wiltshire County Council and the districts of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire. They were all replaced by Wiltshire Council, [5] which is based at County Hall ...
Wiltshire Council, known between 1889 and 2009 as Wiltshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Wiltshire in South West England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority , being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council .
[35] [36] The ashlar limestone house is five bays wide and three deep, and parkland was designed around it, extending south to the recently completed canal. Around 1845 [7] an iron and steel suspension bridge was erected to carry a footpath from the park over the canal. [37] The house was sold by Admiral Montagu's grandson in 1901. [38]
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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.
The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority , which is responsible for all significant local government functions. The parish is part of the Winsley & Westwood electoral division, which elects one member of Wiltshire Council; [ 15 ] the division also covers Wingfield , Westwood , Limpley ...
Etchilhampton House, built in 1773, is a Grade II listed two-storey three-bay house in brick and stone. [ 6 ] Etchilhampton stood on the Devizes - Upavon road until, in 1768, a new road (now the A342 ) was built on the southern slope of Etchilhampton Hill, avoiding the steep gradients of the earlier route.