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Salisbury

Also known as Salisbury, Wiltshire, New Sarum, Salisbury, England

Salisbury ( , ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.

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Salisbury is a cathedral city located in Wiltshire, England, where three rivers meet, with a population of about 41,820 people. It serves as an important regional center situated between the larger cities of Southampton and Bath.

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Place details

Locality: Salisbury
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 44,748
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.area_total_sq_mi: 7.14
UK place.official_name: Salisbury
UK place.type: City
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.population: 41,820
UK place.population_ref: (2021 Census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU145305
UK place.mapframe: yes
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.post_town: SALISBURY
UK place.postcode_area: SP
UK place.postcode_district: SP1, SP2
UK place.dial_code: 01722
UK place.constituency_westminster: Salisbury
UK place.civil_parish: Salisbury
UK place.unitary_england: Wiltshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Salisbury
Population: 41552
Area: 11.3
Official website: www.salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk
Image: Choristers' Square, Salisbury.JPG
Dialing code: 01722

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Commons category: Salisbury
OS grid reference: SU145305
postal code: SP2
Commons gallery: Salisbury
native label: Salisbury
P8168: Katharina Heinz
P12749: Louis Armstrong

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Old Sarum
New Sarum
20th and 21st centuries
Governance
Geography
Areas and suburbs
Demography
Economy
Culture
The Salisbury Museum
Twin towns and sister cities
Education
Transport
Road
Bus
Railways
Churches
Medieval
Early modern period
19th century
20th century
Sport and leisure
Notable people
Born before 1900
Since 1900
Media
In popular culture
Climate
Freedom of the City
Individuals
Military units
See also
Explanatory notes
References
External links

Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire, near the edge of Salisbury Plain. An ancient cathedral was north of the present city at Old Sarum. A new cathedral was built near the meeting of the rivers and a settlement grew up around it, which received a city charter in 1227 as ''''. This continued to be its official name until 2009, when Salisbury City Council was established. Salisbury railway station is an interchange between the West of England Line and the Wessex Main Line.