Places to see in ( Warminster - UK )
Places to see in ( Warminster - UK )
Warminster is a town and civil parish in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36 and the partly concurrent A350 between Westbury and Blandford Forum. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were. The name Warminster first occurs in the early 10th century.
Warminster is located in south-west Wiltshire, near to the Somerset border. The town is surrounded by six hills, providing shelter and security for early settlers. The area is made up of chalk, which provides good drainage to the nearby River Wylye, providing plenty of arable and pasturable land near to the village. The Wylye is a tributary of the River Avon. Warminster is also close to Selwood Forest.
As Warminster is in an area of fertile land, much of its early economy was through farming, especially corn. William Daniell commented in 1879 that Warminster lay 'in the midst of a fine corn-country', and Warminster's market provided the backbone of the economy through the 16th to 19th centuries. Warminster's clothing trade suffered greatly in the early 19th century, as there was no suitable river to power machinery during a period of industrialisation.
Warminster has a number of local venues which facilitate cultural events for the community. This includes a library, museum, five theatres and cinemas, eleven halls and a number of pubs. There are many festivals and events held annually within the area including Warminster festival, Vintage bus run and heritage open days. Warminster is twinned with Flers in France.
Close by to Warminster is stately home Longleat, which has included Longleat Safari Park since 1966; the first drive-through safari park outside Africa, home to over 500 animals, including giraffe, monkeys, rhino, lion, tigers and wolves. The town includes a theatre, the Warminster Athenaeum, an 1858 Grade II listed building. The Warminster Lake Pleasure Grounds were laid out in 1924 and facilities include tennis courts, play area and boating lake. They were officially opened by the Marquess of Bath on Saturday 26 July 1924.
The east of the town is situated along the A36 road and the Warminster service station is on the route. The Warminster railway station, opened in September 1851, is managed by Great Western Railway
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Warminster and Villages Development Trust - Warminster Information Centre
This Survive & Thrive film is one of 4 case studies telling the stories of rural social and community enterprises across South West England. Survive & Thrive helps rural community and social enterprises to build better businesses, make more money, and achieve better social and environmental impacts through training, events and learning from others.
Survive & Thrive is a project of the Development Trusts Association in the South West, funded by Capacitybuilders until 2011, and is one of four social enterpise programmes co-ordinated by RISE; the voice for South West Social Enterprise.
This video highlights Warminster & Villages Development Trust which operates Warminster Information Centre as a community- run enterprise.
Warminster in 2010: Ep3 - High Street
My third video of Warminster as it is in the year 2010, this footage includes views of the High Street as i walk from the old town hall, down to the junction with George Street and Portway.