Warminster
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Warminster () is a historic market town and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of 18,173 in 2021.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Warminster
- UK place.static_image_name
- Warminster- some town-centre shops (geograph 2025490).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Market Place, Warminster
- UK place.population
- 18,173
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South West Wiltshire
- UK place.post_town
- Warminster
- UK place.postcode_district
- BA12
- UK place.postcode_area
- BA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01985
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST875455
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Civil war
- Post-medieval prosperity
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Religious sites
- Church of England
- Town chapel
- Others
- College and convent
- Notable buildings and structures
- Governance
- Geography
- Population
- Economy
- Amenities
- Media
- Military presence
- Transport
- Sport
- Education
- Public services
- Utilities
- Healthcare
- Policing
- Fire Service
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- UFO sightings
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Warminster () is a historic market town and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of 18,173 in 2021.
The name Warminster occurs first in the early 10th century and the Minster Church of St Denys was begun in the 11th century. The High Street and Market Place have many fine buildings including the Athenaeum Centre, the Town Hall, St Lawrence Chapel, The Old Bell and a variety of independent shops. Several Army establishments, known collectively as the Warminster Garrison, are on the edges of the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Warminster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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