Wiltshire - historic towns and villages

Most people come to Salisbury to see the fabulous 12th-century cathedral, blessed with the tallest spire in England. Indeed, the approach to Salisbury Cathedral has been voted "Britains favourite view" in a national poll. But there is much more to this historic city than the wonderful cathedral. The Romans settled north of here, and the Normans built a castle and cathedral on the site of an Iron Age fort at Old Sarum. But it was not until Bishop Herbert Poore moved the first Salisbury Cathedral to open ground south of Old Sarum that the city had space to grow.
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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The county town of Wiltshire, Trowbridge has a rich history in weaving and cloth making. In the Industrial Revolution Trowbridge was described as 'The Manchester of the West', and many of the newly rich cloth merchants built fine houses near the town centre.
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Georgian town houses built by wealthy woollen clothiers

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Warminster is a small market town with a wealth of 18th and 19th-century buildings in the historic town centre. The parish church of St Denys dates to the 14th century, but even older is the independent Chapel of St Lawrence, a unique chapelry administered by 12 Feoffees,
Warminster, Wiltshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century Chapel of St Lawrence

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