Marlborough is a market town and also civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old highway from London to Bath. It flaunts the 2nd best high road in Britain, after Stockton-on-Tees. The town gets on the River Kennet, 24 miles (39 km) north of Salisbury and 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Swindon. Marlborough has an oceanic environment somewhat affected by its inland position and at 124 metres' altitude is extra susceptible to frost than southerly seaside areas. In 2004 Marlborough celebrated 800 years of its Town Charter. Among the parties were a street play by the Marlborough Players labelled Wheels of Time, and also a check out from HRH Prince Charles.