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Ashton Keynes
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1861 |
Ashton Keynes had its first population peak of 1070. |
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Chippenham
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1861 |
Chippenham Tannery opens (closed 1928) |
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Corsham
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1861 |
Neston Primary School opened as Corshamside School |
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Cricklade
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1861 |
Drains connecting to house drains installed down both sides of High Street |
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Pewsey
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1861 |
Chancel rebuilt and south chapel added to Church of St. John the Baptist to designs by G.E. Street |
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Purton
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1861 |
A new National School opened |
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Westbury
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1861 |
Town Mill destroyed by fire causing £20,000 worth of damage; town fire brigade, with 4 engines, formed |
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Wootton Bassett
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1861 |
The National school for children and adults in Station Road, built by a local builder Isaac Lansdown, is opened by the Bishop of Salisbury (now the Civic Centre) |
