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Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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l country,and has been the refidence of feveral Kings j but now containsonly a few mean houfes. Hindon is 96 miles diftant from London, in a great thorough-fare from that city to the fouth parts of Somerfetfhire : it is afrnall borough, governed by a bailiff and burgeffes, and has amanufacture of fine twift. It is fituated on the borders of Dor-fetfhire. Mere ftands at the diftance of 104 miles from London, andis a confiderable ftaple for wool. It is fituated in an angle of thiscounty, bordering upon Somerfetfhire and Dorfetfhire. Warminster ftands upon the river Deveril, at the diftanceof 97 miles from London, and had great privileges formerly,with exemption from all tribute or tax. It is a populous place,with very good inns, and has the greateft trade in malt of anytown in the weft of England ; alfo a confiderable trade in cheefe,wool, and cloth. Swindon is a fmall inconfiderable town, 83 miles from Lon-don, with a fine profpeft over the vale of White Horfe in Berk,- &ire. West-
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THE BEAUTIES GF ENGLAND. 2S9 Westbury is fo called from its fituation in the weflern partof the county, near the river Were; it is 101 miles from Lon-don, was firft incorporated by King Henry the Fourth, and isnow governed by a mayor, a recorder, and twelve aldermen orburgefles. It is fuppofed to have derived its origin from a Ro-man ftation about half a mile to the north of it, and had for-merly as great privileges as the city of Briftol. It has a goodchurch, a manufacture of coatfe broadcloth, and a market forcorn. It is fuuated upon an open country adjoining to SaJifburyPlain. Trowbridge is 98 miles diftant from London, and has agood ftone bridge over the river Were. It has a manufacture ofbroadcloth, and for the moft part, the fine fort mixed with Spa-nifti wool. The court of the duchy of Lancafter for this coun-ty, is held here annually about Michaelmas. Wooton Basset is 87 miles diftant from London, and isa borough both by charter and prefcription, governed by a mayor,two alderm

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