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A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 17, Calne
Calne, a small town in north Wiltshire, stood on a large royal estate, and the witan met there - St Dunstan survived the partial collapse of a building at one meeting.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 8, Warminster, Westbury and Whorwellsdown Hundreds
Includes the towns of Warminster and Westbury, and the parishes of the three hundreds.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 3
A part volume, covering the religious houses of Wiltshire. It includes an account of Salisbury cathedral to the twentieth century.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 15, Amesbury Hundred, Branch and Dole Hundred
Details the 25 parishes in Amesbury hundred and Branch and Dole hundred, including the towns of Amesbury and Ludgershall.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6
Details the history of Old and New Salisbury, Wilton, and the parishes of Underditch hundred.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 16, Kinwardstone Hundred
The volume relates the history of the 15 parishes in Kinwardstone hundred in east Wiltshire, including Froxfield and Great and Little Bedwyn. The hundred lay between two medieval royal forests, Savernake and Chute.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 10
An account of the parishes of Swanborough hundred, and of the borough of Devizes.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 4
A thematic account of the agricultural, industrial, social and sporting history of the county. Also includes an account of the royal forests.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 18
This volume covers nine parishes in northern Wiltshire, a block on the border with Gloucestershire to the north and which abuts Swindon to the east. Coverage of the town of Cricklade takes up roughly one third of the volume.
A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3
Covers two parts of the historic county: firstly, the hundred of Halfshire in the north-east, which includes several areas now within the greater Birmingham area, including Dudley, Halesowen and Yardley. Accounts are given of Kidderminster, Droitwich and Alvechurch. Secondly, the volume also covers the hundred of Oswaldslow, which largely encircles the city of Worcester.