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1400 AD |
Red cloth called Castlecombes made at Castle Combe and used by Sir John Fastolf, lord of the manor, to clothe his own trrops in the French wars |
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Aldbourne
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1400 AD |
An inn on the site of the Blue Boar in existence |
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Amesbury
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1400 AD |
Following disputes between the Prior and the Prioress the Priory reverts to a Benedictine nunnery. The church of St. Mary and St. Melor, previously used by the monks, continues as the parish church. A chapel dedicated to All Saints in existence at Ratfyn |
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Ashton Keynes
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1400 AD |
The four Crosses of Ashton were all erected. |
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Box
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1400 AD |
The first manor house at Hazelbury was built |
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Box
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1400 AD |
The Hungerford family were one of the largest landowners in the Box Parish |
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Box
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1400 AD |
More alterations were made to the church of St. Thomas à  Becket; the existing squat tower was heightened by the addition of a bell chamber and octangonal spire |
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Box
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1400 - 1500 AD |
The new Chapel Plaister and hospice were built to house pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury Abbey |
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Broughton Gifford
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1400 AD |
Church of St. Mary the Virgin has new windows and a roof replacement. |
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Calne
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1400 AD |
North and south porches and clerestory at St. Mary's church are built and the roof of the nave is rebuilt |
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Downton
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1400 AD |
Village recovers from the Black Death. |
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Downton
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1400 AD |
The number of properties in the original village increased. |
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Hullavington
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1400 AD |
Boundaries planted on each side of the north-south boundaries to make long clear boundaries parallel to The Street. Still visible in 1989 |
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Marlborough
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1400 AD |
St. Katherine's chantry built in High Street |
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Melksham
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1400 AD |
St. Michael's church is remodelled and many additions made |
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Purton
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1400 AD |
St. Mary's church undergoes major rebuilding works |
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Purton
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1400 AD |
West tower erected on St. Mary's church in addition to the existing spire making it only one of three churches in England to have both a spire and a tower |
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Sherston
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1400 AD |
Henry Crichele appointed the Rector of Sherston (later Archbishop of Canterbury 1414-1443) |
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Westbury
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1400 AD |
All Saints church extensively rebuilt |
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Westbury
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1400 AD |
Westbury becomes the centre of the cloth industry in the region |
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Wilton
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1400 AD |
By this time the borough has declined and buildings are in a state of disrepair; Church of St Mary, Brede Street, rebuilt |
