Places to see in ( Royal Wootton Bassett - UK )
Places to see in ( Royal Wootton Bassett - UK )
Royal Wootton Bassett, formerly Wootton Bassett, is a small market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 11,043 in 2001, increasing to 11,385 in 2011. Situated in the north of the county, it lies 6 miles (10 km) to the west of the major town of Swindon and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Calne.
From 1447 through 1832 Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. In 1832 it was deemed a rotten borough and abolished by the Great Reform Act.
The town was granted royal patronage in March 2011 by Elizabeth II in recognition of its role in the early-21st-century military funeral repatriations, which passed through the town. This honour was officially conferred in a ceremony on 16 October 2011 – the first royal patronage to be conferred upon a town (as distinguished from a borough or county) since 1909.
AD 681 is usually taken as the starting point for recorded history of Wootton Bassett, then known as Wodeton, it being referred to in that year in a Malmesbury Abbey charter granting land to the Abbot. ootton Bassett is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it was noted that Miles Crispin held the rights and these included land for 12 ploughs...a mill...and 24 acres (9.7 ha) of meadow...33 acres of pasture and woodland which is two leagues by a league.
Suburbs of Royal Wootton Bassett include Noremarsh, Coped Hall, Woodshaw and Vastern (a small hamlet to the south). Bishop Fowley is shown, on the Andrews' and Dury's Map of Wiltshire, 1810 as being an outlying hamlet SW of the town; the location is now known as Vowley Farm.
Royal Wootton Bassett has no railway station, although it has been served in the past by three railway stations, and is a major junction on the rail network, being the location where the South Wales Main Line branches off of the Great Western Main Line. As such, stations nearby offer direct connections to London, the South West and South Wales. The first station to serve the town was Wootton Bassett Road, opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1840 some distance from the town (sometimes referred to as Hay Lane), when the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington reached the town.
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Royal Wootton Bassett 7th July 2017
Scenic Drive: London, England, UK - Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, North Somerset, England, UK
Weston-Super-Mare is a seaside town in North Somerst, on the west coast of England is a hotspot for beach-goers and clubers alike.
Located just 40 mins south west of Bristol, Weston-Super-Mare is an attractive option for those not wanting to travel too far for the beach.
In 2005, the pier at Weston-Super-Mare was destroyed by a huge fire, which devastated many residents, as it was a symbol of the town. Now, it has been completely rebuilt and offers many new facilities.
The drive from London takes around 3 to 3.5 hours and passes through a few counties on the way, such as Swindon.
0:09 -- TomTom XXL saying that we have 110 miles to go to Weston-Super-Mare.
0:19 -- Approaching White Hart Roundabout.
0:27 -- Signpost on the A312 with mileage to Southall, Hayes and Heathrow.
0:30 -- Entering the London Borough of Hillingdon.
0:34 -- Approaching Willow Tree Roundabout.
0:40 -- British Airways A319 on final approach into Heathrow.
0:43 -- Passing the Nestle Factory.
0:46 -- Entering the London Borough of Cranford.
0:48 -- Merging onto the M4 Motorway.
1:00 -- Coming up to Junction 4B.
1:10 -- 100 miles to go.
1:12 -- Sign for Windsor Castle, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse.
1:18 -- 90 miles to go.
1:30 -- 80 miles to go.
1:32 -- Wind-powered turbine.
1:37 -- Passing Junction 13.
1:40 -- 60 miles to go.
1:42 -- Passing Junction 14 for the A338 for Hungerford and Wantage.
1:47 -- Behind the 508 National Express Bus.
1:50 -- Coming into Membury West Services.
1:53 -- 50 miles to go.
1:57 -- Passing Junction 15.
2:02 -- Passing Junction 16 for the A3102 leading to Swindon West, Wootton Bassett, RAF Lyneham and Calne.
2:07 -- Chevron markings in the road.
2:14 -- Passing countryside.
2:18 -- Huge 24-wheeled crane passes us.
2:22 -- Passing over the River Avon.
2:30 -- Glider hovers overhead.
2:33 -- Behind the 201 National Express Bus.
2:38 -- 30 miles to go.
2:45 -- Passing Junction 20 with signs for Bristol, Chepstow and South Wales.
2:51 -- Merging onto Junction 20 of the M5 Motorway.
3:04 -- 20 miles to go.
3:06 -- First sign for Weston-Super-Mare.
3:10 -- Police on the hard shoulder.
3:13 -- Traffic jam starts to form.
3:15 -- Passing junction 20 of the M5.
3:18 -- North Somerset countryside.
3:22 -- 10 miles to go.
3:37 -- Coming off at Junction 21 for Weston-Super-Mare.
3:41 -- 5 miles to go.
3:48 -- Sign for Grand Pier, Seaquarium and the Helicopter Museum.
3:57 -- Approaching Airport Roundabout.
4:18 -- Coming into Weston-Super-Mare.
4:26 -- The Wheel-of-Weston, opened on the 8th April 2009.
4:34 -- Passing the newly reopened Grand Pier.
4:46 -- Passing the Winter Gardens Pavilion.
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
UK - A morning in Twyford - March 2015
Scenes taken during a visit to Twyford in March 2015 before electrification took place. The steam special (1Z67) hauled by 34067 'Tangmere' was involved in a SPAD incident near Wootton Bassett later in the day. Much of the freight was Southampton traffic diverted via West London due to engineering work.
Tiverton Town Crier Competition 2012
OYEZ! OYEZ! Ilfracombe's town crier has won Tiverton's town crier competition 2012 this weekend.
Seven town criers from macros the South West took part in the annual completion on Saturday 6 October with Ilfracombe's Roy Goodwin impressing the judges to win.
Criers were judged on areas including voice projection and clarity as they cried about the areas they herald from.
Winner Roy Goodwin said: It feels very good to have won - at long last I have won here in Tiverton.
The competition was very good, we've got some very good criers as usual, and it's always good to meet up with other town criers as we're all good friends.
A separate award was given for the best dressed crier. Brian Whipp from Saltash who was wearing a uniform based on the late Georgian period was given this honour. He said: I'm very pleased to be given this award.
The costume is from the military Georgian period, and the style was very popular during its day.
The judges included Tiverton's Mayor Cllr Tom Lindus who added: Judging was very difficult, and it was a closely fought competition.
I find it very interesting to hear about the different towns, and the event has given each area some good publicity.
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Calne Bike Meet 2016 - Town Centre
Footage of the 2016 Calne Bike Meet filmed from outside the Lansdowne Inn in Calne town centre.
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GWR Class 800/3 IET London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads 19/11/18 Part 2
Part 2 of my journey on board the Great Western Railway Class 800/3 IET from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. This was a new start for me travelling to Bristol Temple Meads by train from London Paddington. I have waited all year to do this since the Class 800 IET was introduced on this route back in October last year. The journey was absolutely brilliant and the best thing about it is that I get to hear the traction motor and the diesel engine as well in the carraige I was on. The journey begins at Swindon where we currently run on diesel all the way to Bristol Temple Meads. After crossing under the M4 Motorway at Hay Lane, we come towards Wootton Bassett Junction where the electrification heads off to the right towards Bristol Parkway where it will be electrified in December and then towards Newport and Cardiff Central via the Severn Tunnel later next year. But the Line won't be electrified from Cardiff Central to Swansea because of rising costs. Between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads, we get a view of the Bristol and Bath Railway Cycle Path which I remember cycling along countless times when I lived in Bristol for 11 years. When we were approaching Bristol Temple Meads, there was a bit of a cock-up in the automatic announcement on the PA because the driver made a mistake about what Stations we were calling at. Soon afterwards, the driver remade the announcement on the automatic PA and got it right this time. At Bristol Temple Meads, there were plenty of Class 158s and Class 165 and Class 166 Networker turbos which used to run on the Line on suburban services between London Paddington to Reading and to Oxford via Didcot Parkway. We arrived at Bristol Temple Meads bang on the dot on time which was excellent for a new train like the Class 800/0 IET and the Class 800/3 IET and I recommend travelling on them when you have the chance to do it.
The Stations in the video include:
Swindon
Chippenham
Bath Spa
Bristol Temple Meads
Enjoy!
P.S When I was coming into Bath Spa, the reason I was pissed off is that I saw a notification on my phone of a news headline about Paul Gascoigne in the headlines for the wrong reasons again this time for sexual offences.
Operator: Great Western Railway
Train: Class 800/3 IET
Departure from Swindon: 12:00
Arrival at Bristol Temple Meads: 12:43
Date: 19/11/18
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