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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.
A door was seen in the side of the object and it had been spotted by the HM Coastguard station at Berry Head. There were 362 UFO sightings in 1967; there had only been 95 in 1966. [citation needed] 1967: Clapham Wood in West Sussex experienced a rash of UFO sightings and unexplained events during the 1960s and continuing into the 1970s. [57]
Battlesbury Camp is the site of an Iron Age bivallate hill fort on Battlesbury Hill near the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, South West England. Excavations and surveys at the site have uncovered various finds and archaeological evidence.
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. It replaced Newport manor house, on land owned by the Mauduit family from ...
In 1965, Warminster saw a large expansion, and the 1966 Defence White Paper expanded its role. The nearby Land Warfare Centre gained a 'Tank Demonstration Squadron', later 'Armoured', which was a detached armoured unit from its regiment. In 1975, the custom-built Harman Lines was opened on Sack Hill. [2]
From the mid-13th century or earlier, the church at Corsley (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) northwest) was a chapelry of Warminster parish; by 1415 Corsley parish was fully independent. [ 13 ] As the town's population grew in the 19th century, two churches were built: Christ Church in 1831 to serve the south of the town, and St John's in 1865 in ...
Longleat is a stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.
The River Wylye (/ ˈ w aɪ l i / WY-lee), also known in its upper reaches as the River Deverill, [1] is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, with clear water flowing over gravel. It is popular with fly fishermen. [2] A half-mile stretch of the river and three lakes in Warminster are a local nature reserve. [3] [4]