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Aldbourne
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1972 |
A new wing added to St. Michael's Primary School; Civil War skirmish in Aldbourne re-enacted on the original site by the Sealed Knot Society |
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Amesbury
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1972 |
Mortuary chapel at cemetery demolished |
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Corsham
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1972 |
The Corsham School, a purpose-built comprehensive school, opens |
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Cricklade
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1972 |
Congregationalists and Methodists unite to form the United Reform Church |
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Marlborough
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1972 |
Congregational church unites with Presbyterian church to become United Reformed Church |
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Ramsbury
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1972 |
Village converted to North Sea gas; beating of the bounds over 26 miles (43km) becomes an annual event from this time |
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Westbury
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1972 |
Congregationalists joined with Presbyterians to become United Reformed Church |
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Wootton Bassett
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1972 |
An annual carnival is introduced; Longleaze Primary School opens while the Modern School becomes a comprehensive and is renamed Wootton Bassett School |
