In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Westbury like this:
Westbury.-- market town, par., and hundred, Wilts, 4½ miles S. of Trowbridge, 6½ miles NE. of Frome, and 25 NW. of Salisbury by rail, 12,027 ac., pop. 6014; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday. Agriculture forms the main industry, but there are also mfrs. of fine woollen cloths, ironworks, and a considerable trade in malt. Westbury is a place of great antiquity, with British and Roman remains. It is said to have been chartered by Edward I.; it returned 2 members to Parliament from the time of Henry VI. until 1832, and 1 member from 1832 until 1885.
Westbury through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Westbury has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of West Wiltshire. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Westbury and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westbury in West Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/378
Date accessed: 25th May 2013
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