Visit Southwick, Wiltshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Southwick, Wiltshire

  

Southwick, Wiltshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Southwick, Wiltshire

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Southwick, Wiltshire history

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Southwick, together with North Bradley, was part of Steeple Ashton manor in Anglo-Saxon times. Settlement at Southwick began in the early Middle Ages and grew with the woollen cloth industry. A National School, with teacher’s house, was built on the Frome Road in 1867 on land provided by Richard Penruddocke Long.

Southwick, Wiltshire geography / climate

The Somerset border lies approximately one mile southwest of Southwick village. Nearby villages are Rode, about 2 miles (3 km) to the southwest, and North Bradley, one mile to the east.

You can visit Southwick, Wiltshire places with Walkfo Southwick, Wiltshire to hear history at Southwick, Wiltshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Southwick, Wiltshire has 28 places to visit in our interactive Southwick, Wiltshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Southwick, Wiltshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Southwick, Wiltshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Southwick, Wiltshire & the surrounding areas.

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28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Southwick, Wiltshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Southwick, Wiltshire

  

Best Southwick, Wiltshire places to visit

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Southwick, Wiltshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Southwick, Wiltshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Southwick, Wiltshire’s information audio spots:

Trowbridge Museum Trowbridge Museum is a centre for the history of West of England cloth production. The museum is located in the town of Trowbrid, Wiltshire.

The Polebarn Hotel The Polebarn Hotel is Grade II* listed on the Historic England Register. It was built in 1789 by John Clark, a local textile mill owner and clergyman. It passed through successive generations of the Clark family until it was sold by auction in 1920 to Wiltshire County Council.

County Hall, Trowbridge County Hall is a municipal building in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, completed in 1940. It is the headquarters of Wiltsire Council.

Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, is a Grade II* listed 19th-century Church of England church. It had parish church status until 2011. It is commonly known as ‘The Church on the Roundabout’ as it is encircled by a one-way traffic system.

West Wiltshire West Wiltshire was formed on 1 April 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury. The district council was based at purpose-built offices in Trowbridge. It was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

Southwick Court Southwick Court is a Grade II* listed moated medieval manor house at the centre of a system of fields and water meadows. It has remained a private residence under a succession of owners for at least 800 years. The current house dates from the late 16th century but its gatehouse is late 15th century.

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