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Trowbridge
Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies south-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, south-west of Swindon and south-east of Bristol. The parish had a population of 37,169 in 2021. Long a market town, the Kennet and Avon canal to the north of Trowbridge played an instrumental part in the town's development, as it allowed coal to be transported from the Somerset Coalfield; this marked the advent of steam-powered manufacturing in woollen cloth mills. The town was the foremost centre of woollen cloth production in south west England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, by which time it held the nickname "The Manchester of the West". The parish encompasses the settlements of Longfield, Lower Studley, Upper Studley, Studley Green and Trowle Common. History Toponymy The origin of the name ''Trowbridge'' is uncertain; one source claims derivation from ''treow-bryc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trowbridge Town Hall
Trowbridge Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Trowbridge Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building. History After significant population growth, largely associated with the cloth industry, a local board of health was established in Trowbridge in 1864. In the 1880s, the local board decided that the town needed a municipal building, and a wealthy cloth merchant, Sir William Roger Brown, offered to pay for it to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The site the board acquired was then occupied by a large private house known as "The Limes". The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Mrs Brown on 21 June 1887,Plaque on the left of the doorway to the town hall when she declared: The new building was designed by Alfred Samuel Goodridge of Bath in the Jacobethan style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £20,000, and was opened by the Duchess of Albany on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Biss
The River Biss is a small river in Wiltshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, Bristol, Bristol Avon. The river rises on Salisbury Plain and passes through Westbury, Wiltshire, Westbury and Trowbridge, before meeting the Avon at Widbrook Wood near Staverton, Wiltshire, Staverton, north of Trowbridge. Name The name is first attested as ''bis'' in a charter in 964, and is of uncertain origin. In early work on Wiltshire place-names, it is claimed that the word is from the Old Norse ''bisa'', meaning "to strive". Eilert Ekwall suggests that the name is Brittonic languages, Brittonic, from the reconstructed word *''bissi'', cognate with Welsh language, Welsh ''bys'' and Cornish language, Cornish ''bis'', literally meaning "finger" with the transferred sense of "fork or arm of a river". Progress The river rises near Upton Scudamore on the western side of Salisbury Plain, at Biss Bottom, as the Biss Brook, and flows northwards passing Westbury, Wiltshire, Westbury toward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
South West Wiltshire is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Wiltshire, England. The constituency has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Andrew Murrison, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative, since its inauguration in 2010.As with all constituencies, South West Wiltshire elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. History The constituency was created for the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 general election, following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies tasked to the Boundary Commission for England, Boundary Commission, by which Parliament increased the number of seats in the county from six to seven. The previous Westbury (UK Parliament constituency), Westbury constituency was abolished: the northern part (including the town of Bradford-on-Avon) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It borders Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east, Berkshire to the east, Hampshire to the south-east, Dorset to the south, and Somerset to the west. The largest settlement is Swindon, and Trowbridge is the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 720,060. The county is mostly rural, and the centre and south-west are sparsely populated. After Swindon (183,638), the largest settlements are the city of Salisbury (41,820) and the towns of Chippenham (37,548) and Trowbridge (37,169). For local government purposes, the county comprises two unitary authority areas: Swindon and Wiltshire. Undulating chalk downlands characterize much of the county. In the east are Marlborough Downs, which contain Savernake Forest. To the south is the Vale of Pewsey, which separates the downs from Salisbury Plain in the centre of the county. The south-west is also downland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trowbridge Castle
Trowbridge Castle was a castle in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.First mention of Trowbridge Castle : ''Local Authority Publishing'' website. Retrieved on 25 January 2008. It is thought to have been a motte-and-bailey castle, and its influence can still be seen in the town today. Fore Street follows the path of the castle ditch, and town has a Castle Street and the Castle Place Shopping Centre. The only surviving ruins are a ditch along Fore Street and a possible fragment of curtain wall found in 1986. History It is likely the Castle was built by Humphrey I de Bohun during the 1100s but before his death around 1123. The first records of Trowbridge Castle date to 1139 when it was besieged. Within Trowbridge Castle was a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon church, whi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
