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Box
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1945 |
Following an urgent need for more housing after the Second World War, the 'Fete Field' (which was once used for outdoor social activites) was used to build the Bargates Estate |
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Chippenham
|
1945 |
Fire Station opens in Dallas Road |
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Corsham
|
1945 |
Roman Catholic church moves to its present site in the old Pickwick Elementary School |
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Cricklade
|
1945 |
Allotment land, for which demand fell after World War I, sold |
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Hullavington
|
1945 |
Building of houses and the north end of Hullavington village join Newtown to the main part of the village |
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Marlborough
|
1945 |
Gas Works closed |
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Melksham
|
1945 - 1965 |
Melksham Urban District Council build over 1000 new houses to the east of the town |
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Pewsey
|
1945 - 1954 |
Over 100 council houses built |
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Westbury
|
1945 |
Westbury Senior Council School is renamed Westbury County Secondary Modern School |
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Wilton
|
1945 |
Riverside Preparatory School closed |
