Discovery of an Iron Age burial bucket in the early C19th suggests possible early occupation
Algeric, Bishop of the South Saxons, imprisoned in Marlborough by William I
A mint has been established by William I by this time
The first official mention of Marlborough made in the Domesday Book
Churches on the site of St. Mary's church and St. Peter's church in existence
St. Margaret's Priory founded; a coarse woollen cloth known as burel being made in the town
Building work started on Marlborough Castle
A merchant guild received royal approval
Thomas Becket spent Christmas here with Henry II
King John married to Queen Isabella at the Castle
First reference to the Town Mill, a corn mill
Royal Charter granted by King John setting up an annual 8-day fair and weekly markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Hospital of St. John the Baptist has been founded by this time; a fulling mill is in operation at Elcot
St. Thomas's Leper hospital founded
St. Mary's church, on the site of an earlier Saxon church, and St. Peter's church has been dedicated by this time
Chapel of St.Nicholas, at Marlborough Castle, in existence by this time
Church of St. George, Preshute, on site of Saxon church, dedicated
King's Mill, a corn mill, established
Five Jewish families lived in the town before being ordered to move to Devizes
Henry III grants a four day fair to be held outside St Peter's Church
Church of St. Martin built in present day Coldharbour Lane
Parliament held in Marlborough passed the 'Statute of Marlborough' giving rights and privileges to the smaller landowners
A Guildhall, on the north side of the High Street, is first mentioned
A prison is first mentioned
Two members of parliament represent the borough
First recorded Mayor is Philip Godwyne
Priory of the White Friars founded
There are 10 tanners in the town and the tanning industry flourishes from the 14th century
St. Katherine's chantry built in High Street
The Old Hart an important inn for the coach trade
St. Mary's church believed to be burnt down - major reconstruction work followed
St. Peter's church rebuilt
Cardinal Wolsey ordained in the Church of St. Peter
Clay pipe manufacture is a flourishing industry in the town
The Hermitage dedicated for the use of a hermit (replaced in 1628 by a house bearing the same name today)
Priory of the White Friars dissolved
St. Margaret's Priory dissolved
Marlborough Free Grammar School founded; St. John's Hospital closed
Coat of Arms confirmed to the borough
An almshouse in existence
Charter of incorporation granted by Elizabeth I; pin making is well established in the town
The ducking stool constructed at a cost of 7s 6d ( 37p)
Marlborough has been a centre for the sale of cheese from this time
A pest house is in the borough
A new Guildhall, incorporating a market house, stands at the east end of High Street on the site of the High Cross until destroyed in the Great Fire
Workhouse built
Town captured by Royalists in the Civil War; the town's gallows last used to execute 2 Welshmen who deserted from the Royalist forces
Parliamentary forces re-occupy the town
Two silver gilt Borough maces made at a cost of £16
The Great Fire of Marlborough destroys 250 buildings with damage estimated at £70,000; the Merchant's House in the High Street built for Thomas Bayly, a rich silk merchant
Town Hall rebuilt on same site (present day site)
Following a sermon by George Fox in 1656 c.24 Quakers are imprisoned and publicly humiliated
Quaker meeting house built at Manton Corner
Rope making established in the town
Charles II stayed at the Castle
Samuel Pepys stayed at the White Hart
William Penn preached at the Quaker meeting house
Town lighted by oil lamps
Race meetings held on Barton Down
Workhouse demolished and rebuilt in Hyde Lane
Castle appears as a crest on the Borough Arms
The almshouse becomes St. Mary's Workhouse
Presbyterian chapel in Back Lane certified
John Wesley preached in the town
Castle Inn opened
The Antelope Inn in High Street renamed Castle and Ball
The Marlborough Journal printed weekly
There is a coffee house in the town
Congregational School for Dissenters founded by Cornelius Winter
Marlborough Academy opened
Thomas Hancock, inventor of the process of India Rubber manufacture, born in Marlborough
There are 25 inns in the town
Town Hall rebuilt by John Hammond
Cow Bridge built (also known as Ducks Bridge or Pewsey Road Bridge)
Presbyterian chapel in Back Lane, by this time a Congregational chapel, closed
White Horse cut on Granham Hill
The pillory used for the last time
Methodist chapel certified in Oxford Street
Methodist church built in New Road
A new Congregational chapel (later the United Reformed Church) built in the Marsh
Private gas company formed
Primitive Methodist's Ebenezer chapel built in Herd Street; Priory House built on the site of the priory buildings
Gas lighting has been installed in part of the Town Hall by this time
Gas lighting has been installed in High Street by this time
Preshute Church of England Primary School founded; brewing is one of the chief trades in the town by this time
St. Mary's Workhouse closed
From this date all inhabitants of Marlborough granted rights of pasturage on Marlborough Common
Workhouse in Hyde Lane sold
Marlborough College founded; Castle Inn closed; Ailesbury Arms established
The Marlborough Reading and Mutual Improvement Society formed; agricultural machinery is being manufactured in the town; there are 7 cheese factors in the town
Preshute School built
Duke of Wellington visits Marlborough College
Chapel of St. Michael & All Angels, at Marlborough College, built
St. Peter's School founded
44 stage coaches a day are stopping at Marlborough by this time; police station opened in St. Margaret's
Plymouth Brethren meeting in Kingsbury Street
The Bridewell gaol closed and opened as a Police Station; Church of St. George, Preshute, rebuilt; St. Peter's School built
St. Mary's School opened in Herd Street
The Marlborough Times founded
The Marlborough and Hungerford Express printed weekly
St. Peter's church restored
Railway line linking Marlborough with the Great Western main line at Savernake opened
Savernake Cottage Hospital founded; James Morrison & Co. commence manufacture of rope and twine
Plymouth Brethren moved to a building in High Street; Local Board of Health established
Town Hall altered and repaired to improve accommodation for county sessions; schoolroom built at the Congregational chapel in the Marsh
Isolation hospital built in Blowhorn Street; Marlborough Town Football Club formed
Savernake Hospital moved to present day location on London Road
Numbering of houses in the town introduced
Zoar Baptist Chapel opened in St. Martins
Post Office on south side of High Street burned down and replaced on north side
Railway line linking Marlborough to Swindon open by this time
A new Chapel of St. Michael & All Angels, at Marlborough College, built
Marlborough Golf Club founded
Mains water supply has been provided by this time; railway line between Marlborough and Grafton via Savernake opened; Bear and Castle hotel rebuilt
Police Station built in George Lane
Free Grammar School closed
Sewage works opened in Elcot Lane
Town Hall rebuilt by C E Ponting
Marlborough Grammar School founded on site of the Free Grammar School
There is gas lighting throughout the borough by this time
New Post Office built in High Street
Methodist church rebuilt on same site in New Road and becomes known as New Road Chapel
Corn Exchange converted to a cinema
St. Mary's and St. Peter's parishes amalgamated
War Memorial erected at junction of Salisbury Road and London Road
First council houses built; William Golding the novelist lived at 29 The Green and attended Marlborough Grammar School
Zoar Baptist Chapel closed
Town mIll ceased to be a working mill
Electric lighting introduced; all brewing has ceased in the town
Cemetery opened on Marlborough Common; Cow Bridge rebuilt as a concrete beam bridge by F.S. Cutler
Ebenezer chapel closed
Motorised fire engine bought
Isolation hospital demolished
The town pump and weighbridge removed from High Street
High Level railway station closed
County branch library opened on the Green; new swimming baths opened; Wingrove & Edge Ltd. established as a sheepskin tannery in Angel Yard; first Roman Catholic chapel established in Elcot Lane
Kingsbury Hill House School opened
Gas Works closed
Winston Churchill accepted the Freedom of Marlborough; Marlborough Secondary Modern School opened on Marlborough Common; T.H. White Ltd acquire the agricultural engineering business originally started in 1870 by T.Pope
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the town
New pedestrian bridge built over the Kennet at Isbury Lane crossing
The production of hide leather at Wingrove & Edge Ltd begun; Town Mill demolished
New Fire Station opened in the Parade
Major restoration work carried out to St. Mary's church
Marlborough Common levelled and re-seeded
New Roman Catholic Church built in George Lane
Council houses built on part of Port field
New Grammar School built; all railway passenger services withdrawn
Marlborough Grammar School rehoused in new buildings south of the town; St. Peter's Junior School moved to the former Grammar School building at The Parade
Library moved to present site in High Street
James Morrison & Co. cease the manufacture of rope and twine
Upper storeys of the Polly Tea Rooms in High Street destroyed by fire; Marlborough Secondary Modern School moved to new buildings in Chopping Knife Lane
Cinema is closed; M4 between London and the West opened
Congregational church unites with Presbyterian church to become United Reformed Church
St. Mary's Infants School opened in George Lane replacing the school in Herd Street; Marlborough ceases to be a borough and becomes a parish with town status; St. Peter's church redundant
Marlborough Grammar School and Marlborough Secondary Modern School amalgamated to form St. John's Comprehensive School
St. Peter's Charitable Trust set up to look after St. Peter's church, now deconsecrated
United Reformed Church closed and amalgamated with newly designed Christchurch (former Methodist chapel)
Marlborough International Jazz Festival founded
By this time the Tourist Information Centre occupies St. Peter's church; Hills Group moves its headquarters from Swindon to offices on the site of the Ailesbury Arms Hotel
The Merchant's House owned by a charitable trust, renovated and opened to the public
Fire at the Castle and Ball
Restoration work on the Castle and Ball completed