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1778 AD |
Thomas Boulter, the well known highwayman from Poulshot, is hanged; present Westbury white horse cut by the steward of Lord Abingdon |
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Aldbourne
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1778 AD |
Two fire engines known as Adam and Eve purchased |
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Marlborough
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1778 AD |
Congregational School for Dissenters founded by Cornelius Winter |
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Minety
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1778 AD |
165 acres of land transferred to Ashton Keynes. This land was part of South Moor in the north east of the parish |
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Ramsbury
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1778 AD |
There are malthouses in High Street and Oxford Street at this time |
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Westbury
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1778 AD |
White Horse re-carved |
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Wilton
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1778 - 1794 AD |
There is a major growth in Wesleyan Methodism in the town |
