Salisbury
Salisbury is a city in Wiltshire, South West England. It is the only city in Wiltshire and is its second largest settlement. It sits at the joining of five rivers: the Nadder, Ebble, Wylye, and Bourne, which are tributaries to the Hampshire Avon, which flows to the south coast and into the sea at Christchurch in Dorset.
To the north of Salisbury is an old settlement surrounded by mounds and ditches for protection. It is called Old Sarum. Today there are only a few ruined stone foundations. This was the original town that was first occupied about 5,000 years ago. Experts think it was built there because it was close to the River Avon for water and it was near major trackways across the country.[1]
Salisbury Cathedral has a copy of Magna Carta.
Salisbury has 45,000 people. Salisbury is about 15 kilometers (9.5 miles) from Stonehenge.[2]
Salisbury Media
- Old Sarum Model from West.jpg
A reconstruction of Old Sarum in the 12th century
- Salisbury from old Sarum.jpg
Salisbury viewed from Old Sarum
- Salisbury Cathedral West Front.jpg
The Great West Front of Salisbury Cathedral
- Louise Rayner Minster Street Salisbury.jpg
Minster Street, c. 1870
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Secret Spitfire Memorial, view from the south
- The Guildhall (geograph 2437520).jpg
Salisbury Guildhall, completed in 1795, is now the meeting place of the City Council.
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Queen Elizabeth Gardens, showing part of the River Avon diverted through the gardens
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The 15th-century Poultry Cross marked the section of the market trading in poultry.
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Butchers Row in the city centre
High Street, en:Salisbury, England, 2004-07-24. Copyright © Kaihsu Tai.
References
- ↑ Ross, David. "Old Sarum". Britain Express. Retrieved 30 Dec 2013.
- ↑ "Visit Salisbury - Official Salisbury Tourist Information Site". www.visitwiltshire.co.uk.
