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The Corsham Underground City, also known as Central Government War Headquarters (CGWHQ), is a massive subterranean facility carved out of Bath stone in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Originally a stone quarry, it was repurposed during the Cold War to serve as a secure bunker for the British government i...

The Fovant Badges are a collection of large military regimental crests cut into the chalk hillside near the village of Fovant in Wiltshire, England. They were originally created by soldiers of the British Army stationed in nearby camps during the First World War. The badges, including those of the R...

Malmesbury Abbey is a parish church in Wiltshire, England, occupying the remains of a former Benedictine monastery founded around 676. The monastery became a notable centre of learning in Anglo-Saxon England under the scholar Aldhelm, later Bishop of Sherborne. The surviving structure retains a subs...

The Fovant Badge of the Royal Berkshire Regiment is a chalk military emblem cut into Fovant Down, Wiltshire, as part of the group of regimental badges made by troops around camps during the First World War. The Fovant badges were constructed by cutting shallow trenches into chalk and filling them wi...

Abbey Mill is a former woollen mill located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, dating primarily from the 19th century. The structure reflects the town's prominent role in the West of England textile trade, which processed locally produced wool into broadcloth and other fabrics. The building no...

Iford Mill is a historic watermill site located in Wiltshire, England, known for its integration into the famous Iford Manor gardens designed by Harold Peto.

West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located near Avebury in Wiltshire, England, constructed approximately 3650 BC. The earthen mound extends roughly 100 meters in length and contains multiple stone burial chambers where the remains of dozens of individuals have been found. T...

Pale ale from Downton Brewery in Wiltshire, England, distinguished by the use of four hop varieties, with the name reflecting that defining characteristic of the recipe.

Warminster Garrison in Wiltshire, England, is a British Army training and administrative centre historically associated with the School of Infantry and the development of British infantry tactics and doctrine.

Wadworth 6X is a classic premium bitter first brewed in 1910 by the independent Wadworth Brewery located in Devizes, Wiltshire. Recognized by its distinctive amber and red label, the beer is a prominent example of a traditional English ale. It is regularly available in both cask and bottled formats...

Old Westbury White Horse was an earlier chalk hill figure on the Wiltshire landscape near Westbury and Bratton in southern England. It was documented by 1742 and appears in later antiquarian drawings, but the original figure was lost when a new white horse was cut over or replaced it in 1778. The su...

The Old Pewsey White Horse was a lost chalk hill figure near Pewsey in Wiltshire, England. It was probably cut in the late eighteenth century, with 1785 commonly given as its approximate date, and later disappeared beneath grass and vegetation. A replacement figure was cut on the same hill in 1937,...

The Devizes White Horse is a chalk hill figure on Roundway Hill near Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Cut in 1999 to commemorate the approaching third millennium, it was based on an earlier figure known as the Snobs' Horse, which local shoemakers created in 1845. The modern horse differs from the earl...

Old Devizes White Horse was a chalk hill figure cut near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, in 1845 by local shoemakers. It was known as the Snobs' Horse because "snob" was a local dialect term for a shoemaker, and the figure later disappeared through neglect and overgrowth. A new Devizes White Horse cu...

Larkhill Garrison is a British Army garrison on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It is closely associated with the Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Royal School of Artillery, which provide the Army's institutional artillery training and specialist development. The site serves military perso...

Tidworth Garrison is a British Army community and military area in Wiltshire on the eastern side of Salisbury Plain. It accommodates major Army headquarters and fighting formations, including units equipped for armoured and mechanised operations. The surrounding plain provides extensive areas for ma...

Trenchard Lines is a British Army site at Upavon in Wiltshire, occupying the former RAF Upavon station. The site passed from the RAF to the Army in 1993 and was named for Hugh Trenchard, an early leader in the development of the Royal Air Force. It remains an Army installation at Upavon and appears...

Picton Barracks is a British Army barracks in Bulford, Wiltshire, named after General Sir Thomas Picton. Picton was a British officer killed at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and his name gives the site a direct link to the Napoleonic Wars. The barracks is associated with army use, including artill...

Wadworth Henry's IPA is a traditional English India Pale Ale brewed by Wadworth & Company, an independent regional brewery located in Devizes, Wiltshire. The beer is known for its amber color and a balanced flavor profile featuring bitterness paired with malt character. Wadworth, established in 1875...

Bulford Camp is a British Army garrison on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The site is part of the Army's training and accommodation infrastructure and is also known for the Bulford Kiwi, a large chalk figure cut into a hillside by New Zealand soldiers in 1919. The camp is of interest to mili...

Wadworth Swordfish is an ale produced by Wadworth, the independent brewery and pub company based in Devizes, Wiltshire. It combines Wadworth beer with Pusser’s Navy Rum and was created in association with the Fleet Air Arm, reflecting the Fairey Swordfish torpedo aircraft. The beer is aimed at drink...

Trenchard Lines is a British Army military site at Upavon in Wiltshire, England. It is named after Hugh Trenchard, the senior military officer who helped establish the Royal Air Force in 1918 and is commonly associated with the development of British air power. The site has served as a military acco...

Lucknow Barracks is a British Army installation in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Its name refers to the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, an event commemorated in the names of several British military sites. The barracks is part of the wider military community on Salisbury Plain and provi...

Picton Barracks is a British Army barracks in Bulford, Wiltshire. It is named after General Sir Thomas Picton, a Welsh-born British commander who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. The name forms part of a Wiltshire military naming tradition that commemorates British commanders and b...

Mooltan Barracks is a British Army barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Its name refers to the 1848-49 Siege of Multan, a British military operation during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The spelling Mooltan reflects an older English form of Multan, the historic city in Punjab that was the focus of the sieg...

Assaye Barracks is a British Army barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire. It is named after the Battle of Assaye, fought in India in 1803, where Arthur Wellesley defeated forces of the Maratha Confederacy. The barracks name commemorates a battle from the period of British military expansion in the Indian s...

Aliwal Barracks is a British Army barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire. It commemorates the Battle of Aliwal, fought in Punjab in 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War. The battle was a British victory, and the barracks name preserves the historical reference to Aliwal as part of a wider British military...

Bhurtpore Barracks is a British Army barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Its name refers to the 1826 Siege of Bharatpur in India, a British victory during the period of East India Company rule. Bhurtpore is an older English spelling of Bharatpur, and the name connects the barracks with the military his...

Jellalabad Barracks is a British Army installation in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Its name commemorates the defense of Jalalabad in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, when British and Indian forces held the city against Afghan forces. The barracks forms part of the military infrastructure in the Tidwo...