Devizes
Devizes is a market town and also civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and obtained a charter in 1141 permitting normal markets, which are held weekly in an open market location. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between Stephen of England and Empress Matilda, as well as again throughout the English Civil War when the Cavaliers (Royalists) raised the siege throughout the Fight of Roundway Down. Devizes continued to be under Royalist control till 1645, when Oliver Cromwell assaulted and also compelled the Royalists to surrender. The castle was ruined in 1648 like Parliament, and today little remains of it. From the 16th century Devizes ended up being recognized for its textiles, and by the very early 18th century it held the biggest corn market in the West Country, constructing the Corn Exchange in 1857. In the 18th century, developing, treating of tobacco, and snuff-making were developed. The Wadworth Brewery was founded in the town in 1875. Standing at the west side of the Vale of Pewsey, the town is about 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Chippenham as well as 11 miles (18 km) east-north-east of the county town of Trowbridge. It has nearly five hundred detailed structures, some remarkable churches, a town hall and an eco-friendly in the centre of the town.