Timeline events for date 1779
| Comunity | Date | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Amesbury | 1779 | John Wesley pays the first of two visits to the town |
| Box | 1779 | The 'Box Revel' festival was supposedly banned for the 'riotous behaviour' that it incited |
| Chippenham | 1779 | Church of St. Nicholas, Hardenhuish, built |
| Corsham | 1779 | The Red Lion, now owned by the Methuen family, renamed the Methuen Arms |
| Downton | 1779 - 1790 | Bonnie Bobby Shafto becomes Downton's MP. |
| Wootton Bassett | 1779 | A meeting place for Independents is licensed |