Devizes (/dɪˈvaɪzɪz/) is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received...
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South; Bromham, Rowde & Roundway; Calne South; Devizes East; Devizes North; Devizes Rural West; Devizes South; Holt; Melksham East; Melksham Forest; Melksham...
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Devizes Castle was a medieval fortification in the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England, on a site now occupied by a Victorian-era castle. It is a Grade...
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Down, a Royalist victory, was fought near Devizes. In 1794, it was decided at a meeting at the Bear Inn in Devizes to raise a body of ten independent troops...
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Carless (1911). "Richard of Devizes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). p. 298. Works by or about Richard of Devizes at Wikisource "Chronicle...
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Devizes is a ghost town in Norton County, Kansas, United States. Devizes was issued a post office in 1874. The post office was discontinued in 1926. "Devizes...
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the following areas: The majority of the former Devizes constituency but excluding the town of Devizes and the area surrounding it, which is included in...
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descent to Devizes, remained incomplete as late as 1803. The final engineering task was the completion of the Caen Hill Locks at Devizes. While the lock...
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Battle of Roundway Down (section Siege of Devizes)
assembled 1,500 cavalry, then set out for Devizes with Maurice and his men. Roundway Down Bath Salisbury Chippenham Devizes Marshfield On 11 July, Waller brought...
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of statistics. Waterlow and Sons. p. 137. "The Corn Exchange, Devizes Wiltshire". Devizes Heritage. Retrieved 13 May 2023. Fletcher, T. W. (1973). 'The...
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the nearby town of Devizes in 1835 and to the new parish of Roundway in 1894. Bishops Cannings parish had previously encircled Devizes to the north, east...
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Devizes Assize Court is a judicial building in Northgate Street in Devizes, a town in Wiltshire, England. The building, which is currently vacant and deteriorating...
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The Devizes Guardians are a local political party based in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The party was formed in 2001 and has been successful in winning...
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Devizes School is a mixed comprehensive school in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. The school is near the centre...
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The Devizes plot was a failed escape plan for 7,000 German prisoners of war held at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes. It was scheduled to take place at...
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"Melksham & Devizes | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024. Baker, John (15 May 2023). "Chippenham MP to fight Melksham & Devizes seat at...
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Gazette and Herald (redirect from Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette)
Originally the Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, the paper expanded and took over many smaller titles. Historical copies of the Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette...
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changes which entailed the loss of the town of Devizes to the newly created constituency of Melksham and Devizes. As a consequence, it was renamed East Wiltshire...
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(fl. 1414–1421), of Devizes, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes in April 1414 and May...
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Devizes White Horse, officially known as the Devizes Millennium White Horse, is a chalk hill figure of a horse located on Bank Field, an escarpment at...
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Devizes Town Hall is a municipal building in St John's Street in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Devizes Town...
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125 miles (201 km) from Devizes in Wiltshire to Westminster in central London. It has been run since 1948. Starting at Devizes wharf, the route follows...
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persons have been mayors of the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England. 1302 John Cray (the first Mayor of Devizes) 1376–77 Richard Cardmaker 1379–81 Richard...
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Wiltshire Police (redirect from Devizes Prosecution Society)
centres for Wiltshire Police are at Devizes and Gablecross. The SNEN non-emergency call centre is at Devizes. Devizes is also the home of the Dog Squad...
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Thames Centre (redirect from Devizes, Ontario)
township include: Avon, Belton, Cherry Grove, Crampton, Cobble Hill, Derwent, Devizes, Dorchester, Evelyn, Fanshawe Lake, Friendly Corners, Gladstone, Harrietsville...
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Devizes railway station was the railway station serving Devizes in Wiltshire, England between 1857 and 1966. The station was on the Devizes branch line...
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Royal Wiltshire Militia (redirect from Devizes Regiment of Wiltshire Militia)
and raising the siege of Devizes in 1643 by winning the Battle of Roundway Down. The New Model Army did not capture Devizes until 1645. As Parliament...
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are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England. The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles...
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English parliamentary devolution, Euroscepticism Right-wing to far-right Devizes Guardians Nigel Carter Éirígí Brian Leeson Socialism, Irish republicanism...
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Market Place is a town square in the centre of Devizes in Wiltshire, England. In a northwards direction it merges into Northgate Street heading towards...
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