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1750 |
Population of Wiltshire 157,000 (approx). |
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Aldbourne
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1750 |
Fairs discontinued |
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Chippenham
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1750 |
The building that became the Bear Hotel built by Chippenham builder John Provis |
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Melksham
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1750 |
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 |
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Ramsbury
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1750 |
The Bell Inn and Bleeding Horse Inn at the east and west junctions of High Street and Back Lane in existence |
