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Aldbourne
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1968 |
The Queen Victoria inn closed; Wesleyan Methodists join the Primitive Methodists to form Aldbourne Methodist Church in a newly built hall in Lottage Road which is also used as the Methodist Youth Centre |
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Box
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1968 |
Clift Mine was closed |
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Broughton Gifford
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1968 |
Flooding again causes problems for travelling on Broughton Gifford's roads. |
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Calne
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1968 |
A new section of road joining High Street to Curzon street is built south of the King's Arms Hotel and the north section of High Street between the Hotel and Wood Street is pedestrianised; Calne Junior School is replaced by St. Dunstan School and Priestley School |
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Chippenham
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1968 |
Monkton Park School opens; new Church of St. Peter built and consecrated |
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Great Somerford
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1968 |
The Mason's Arms closed |
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Minety
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1968 |
St Leonard's School shut |
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Purton
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1968 |
New buildings built for St. Mary's school on the Playing Fields |
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Ramsbury
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1968 |
New doctors' surgery and dispensary built |
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Westbury
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1968 |
Laverton County Infant's School moved to Eden Vale and renamed Westbury Infant's School |
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Wootton Bassett
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1968 |
Juniors from the British School move to the newly built Noremarsh Community Junior School in Clarendon Drive |
