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Marquee Hire Wiltshire
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Covering Trowbridge, Salisbury, Swindon, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Warminster, Calne, Malmesbury, Melksham, Mere, Pewsey, Westbury and all areas of teh county is Marquee Hire Wiltshire.
Wiltshire is probably most famous for the city of Salisbury and Stonehenge. The county town is Trowbridge and other well known settlements include Chippenham, Amesbury, Cricklade, Devises, Warminster, Corsham, Westbury, Malmesbury and Swindon.
Stonehenge is probably the most famous Neolithic site in the UK and sits on the Salisbury plain, 8 miles north of Salisbury. The prehistoric site, probably Wiltshire’s most famous monument probably took 3000 years to build (although not all in one go!). The huge stones are thought to have been dragged 40 miles across Wiltshire to their current position.
Salisbury was first settled because of the abundance of water in the area, it is situated close to 5 rivers. The city is well known for its cathedral, which brings many visitors to Wiltshire every day. The original cathedral was built between 1075 and 1092. 800 years later Salisbury was an important centre for music.
Amesbury, in southern Wiltshire is in the district of Salisbury. The Beatles stayed in the town in 1965 whilst they were filming the video for “Help” on Salisbury Plain.
In the West Wiltshire district is a town called Warminster, which has a population of around 30,000. The town is well known as a centre for UFO sightings in the 1960s and 70s. Unusual sounds were said to have been heard and unusual things were said to have been seen. This created a lot of interest in the Wiltshire town over the coming years as well a lot of hoaxing.
Chippenham, a town famous for its railway arches created by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is also in Wiltshire. A famous buttercross in the town centre has been in its current location since 1995. The buttercross had fallen into dis-repair after being purchased for £6 by Mr E.C. Lowndes in 1889.
The Wiltshire town of Malmesbury sits on top of a hill and can claim to be the oldest borough in England.
Swindon is mid way between Reading and Bristol and has a significant Polish community. The town has a number of major car plants including Honda and BMW.
Wiltshire, often shortened to Wilts, is also home to the towns of Devises, Trowbridge and Cricklade. Devises used to be known for its textiles industry, Trowbridge is part of the historic West Country Carnival Circuit and Cricklade has a large clock which was put up in 1898.
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