|
1750 AD |
Population of Wiltshire 157,000 (approx). |
Aldbourne
|
1750 AD |
Fairs discontinued |
Chippenham
|
1750 AD |
The building that became the Bear Hotel built by Chippenham builder John Provis |
Melksham
|
1750 AD |
By this time Fox's charity school is open - established by Rev. Bohun Fox who on his death in 1750 bequeaths £135 for educating and clothing poor children in the parish; Wesley preaches in Melksham |
Ramsbury
|
1750 AD |
The Bell Inn and Bleeding Horse Inn at the east and west junctions of High Street and Back Lane in existence |