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1981 AD |
Population of Wiltshire 518,545. One fifth of the county live in Swindon (population 104,000). Commercial cloth production ceases in Wiltshire |
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Calne
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1981 AD |
The Church of St. Nicholas at Sandy Lane rededicated to St. Mary the Virgin and St. Nicholas |
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Cricklade
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1981 AD |
St. Mary's church is made redundant; Prior Park Preparatory School sold and becomes a co-educational boarding and day preparatory school under lay management |
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Great Somerford
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1981 AD |
Population is 668 |
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Hullavington
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1981 AD |
Significant descrease in population to 1,021 could be owing to the closure of R.A.F. Hullavington |
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Minety
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1981 AD |
Deliveries by a butcher stopped |
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Sherston
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1981 AD |
Sherston Wine Company is established |
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Wilton
|
1981 AD |
Weekly market started again in Market Place; Baptist Church opened in former Town Hall |
