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1860 AD |
The child Savill Kent murdered at Rode Hill House - one of Wiltshire's most notorious murders; owing to a boundary change the site is now in Somerset |
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Amesbury
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1860 AD |
Cemetery and mortuary chapel consecrated |
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Broughton Gifford
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1860 AD |
Mr Seager and Mr Croker are landlords of The Bell |
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Broughton Gifford
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1860 AD |
Large number of hand loom weavers still in parish; hand loom weaving industry dies out in Broughton Gifford due to the mechanisation of cloth production. |
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Calne
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1860 AD |
Lord Shelburne presents a silver loving cup to the Corporation of Calne |
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Corsham
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1860 AD |
Corsham Choral Society founded. The first conductor was Joseph Goold |
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Cricklade
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1860 AD |
National School for Infants, endowed by John Pater, built at the north end of the town on site of former foundry |
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Downton
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1860 AD |
A cottage hospital existed. |
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Marlborough
|
1860 - 1863 AD |
The Marlborough and Hungerford Express printed weekly |
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Pewsey
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1860 AD |
There is a bank in Pewsey from this time |
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Pewsey
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1860 AD |
Hill fair at Martinsell ceases |
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Pewsey
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1860 AD |
The Plumber's Arms in High Street (now Alfred's) and The Crown at World's End opened |
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Purton
|
1860 - 1920 AD |
Mineral waters from the Salts Hole sold commercially |
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Ramsbury
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1860 AD |
There are 2 horse-drawn fire engines in the village by this time; watercress industry established in the parish |
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Sherston
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1860 AD |
Bakery behind the Tolsey ran by the Hill family |
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Sherston
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1860 AD |
The school is separated to form girls' and boys' schools |
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Westbury
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1860 AD |
New buildings added to Bitham Mill |
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Wilton
|
1860 AD |
Brewer's Agricultural Merchants founded by Albert Brewer as a blacksmiths |
