Interesting Wiltshire facts
Lacock
Did you know that the worlds first ever photograph was taken at Lacock Abbey by William Fox Talbot in 1835. It is of the oriel Window in the library.
Did you know that Lacock Abbey was the location for the first Harry Potter film
Salisbury
Did you know that at 404 feet the spire at Salisbury Cathedral is the tallest spire in Britain and its tallest masonry structure. It was at one time the tallest spire in all Europe Link: Salisbury Cathedral
Did you know that inside Salisbury Cathedral is the oldest working clock in Britain which dates back to 1386
Famous Wiltshire people
Athelstan | Benjamin Pitman | Billie Piper | Christopher Hinton | Christopher Wren | David Mitchell | Desmond Morris | Diana Dors | Douglas Hurd | Edmund Ludlow | Edward Clarendon | Edwy the Fair | Henry Lawes | Henry Sacheverell | Henry Shrapnel | James Blunt | Johnny Francome | Joseph Addison | Melinda Messenger | Michael Crawford | Philip Massinger | Philip Sheppard | Richard Jefferies | Robert Morley | Sir Isaac Pitman | Thomas Hancock | Thomas Hobbes | Thomas Willis | Will Carling | William Beckford | William Sacheverell |
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