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Broughton Gifford
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1857 AD |
5 members listed in the Methodist Society. There were 165 houses of which 16 were vacant - none had been built recently. |
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Chippenham
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1857 AD |
St. Paul's School opens |
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Corsham
|
1857 AD |
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel at Velly founded |
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Minety
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1857 AD |
Henry Hibberd, resident of Braydon Hall, founded the Wiltshire and Gloucester Agricultural Distillery Company |
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Westbury
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1857 AD |
Great Western Iron Ore Smelting Company founded to exploit the iron ore beds to the north of the town; cemetery opened with 2 chapels - an Anglican chapel and one for dissenters |
