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Box
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1881 AD |
In the 1881 census, Ditteridge was listed as having a population of 101 |
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Calne
|
1881 AD |
Calne Waterworks established; sewers laid in those parts of the town previously without them |
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Great Somerford
|
1881 AD |
Walter Powell goes up in a government air balloon called the Saladin with two passengers, they get into difficulty, his two passengers manage to escape but Walter Powell is carried away |
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Hullavington
|
1881 AD |
The Plough public house closes |
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Keevil
|
1881 AD |
17 people are killed by a violent storm |
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Marlborough
|
1881 AD |
Railway line linking Marlborough to Swindon open by this time |
