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Aldbourne
|
1970 |
An 18th century Festival held |
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Amesbury
|
1970 |
By-pass built; Abbey Square shopping precinct built |
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Box
|
1970 |
Bingham Hall, the building where indoor social activities used to place, was demolished (its function being replaced by Selwyn Hall) |
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Calne
|
1970 |
The Palace Cinema in Mill Street is demolished |
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Cricklade
|
1970 |
New road built along the line of the disused railway south west of the town |
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Great Somerford
|
1970 |
A plan was made to build a new school on Dauntsey road to serve both Little and Great Somerford, the plans included an extra room for the use of the community |
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Marlborough
|
1970 |
Cinema is closed; M4 between London and the West opened |
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Melksham
|
1970 |
RAF station decommissioned |
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Melksham
|
1970 |
A ring road is built around the town |
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Minety
|
1970 |
Deliveries by a fishmonger stopped |
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Pewsey
|
1970 |
Last working blacksmith's closed |
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Pewsey
|
1970 |
70 houses built in Swan Meadow; restoration of the Kennet and Avon canal begins |
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Pewsey
|
1970 |
Swimming pool built alongside Pewsey Vale school |
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Pewsey
|
1970 |
A general market is revived |
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Ramsbury
|
1970 |
83 private houses built in the village |
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Ramsbury
|
1970 |
New fire station built in High Street |
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Sherston
|
1970 - 1980 |
Eccentric socialite Lady Edith Foxwell resides in Sherston |
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Westbury
|
1970 |
Westbury House in Edward Street converted for use as Westbury Library |
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Wootton Bassett
|
1970 |
The Congregationalists merge with the Presbyterians to form the United Reform Church; the library moves to a pre-fabricated building in Back Lane |
