Devizes
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Devizes () is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between Stephen of England and Empress Matilda, and again during the English Civil War when the Cavaliers lifted the siege at the Battle of Roundway Down and the Parliamentarian Army of the West under Sir William Waller was routed. Devizes remained under Royalist control until 1645, when Oliver Cromwell attacked and forced the Royalists to surrender. The castle
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Market town and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Devizes
- UK place.static_image_name
- Monument and Fountain, Market Square, Devizes - geograph.org.uk - 1022953.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Market Place
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- DevizesArms.PNG
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100px
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Arms of Devizes
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU0061
- UK place.population
- 16,834
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Devizes
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Melksham and Devizes
- UK place.post_town
- Devizes
- UK place.postcode_district
- SN10
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Welcome! | Devizes Town Council |
See how we deliver our democratic mandate, find a councillor, book a venue for your celebration, wedding or conference & view our projects.
devizes-tc.gov.uk →Since 2010 Devizes Town Council has been successful in complying with the exacting criteria to achieve reaccreditation for Quality Status . This means that the adjudicators acknowledge two key points. The Town Council complies with our legal requirements and secondly that we seek to ensure that the democratic process is inclusive and responsive to the needs of our community.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11715
- Official website
- www.devizes-tc.gov.uk
- Image
- Devizes.market.cross.arp.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01380
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- Devizes
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- Devizes
- OS grid reference
- SU0061
- postal code
- SN10
- P12749
- Heike Fischer
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Devizes () is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between Stephen of England and Empress Matilda, and again during the English Civil War when the Cavaliers lifted the siege at the Battle of Roundway Down and the Parliamentarian Army of the West under Sir William Waller was routed. Devizes remained under Royalist control until 1645, when Oliver Cromwell attacked and forced the Royalists to surrender. The castle was destroyed in 1648 on the orders of Parliament, and today little remains of it.
From the 16th century Devizes became known for its textiles, and by the early 18th century it held the largest corn market in the West Country, constructing the Corn Exchange in 1857. In the 18th century, brewing, curing of tobacco, and snuff-making were established. The Wadworth Brewery was founded in the town in 1875.
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