Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire in England. Located on a hill at the east side of the Vale of Pewsey, the town lies roughly 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Chippenham and about 11 miles (18 kilometres) east-north-east of the county town of Trowbridge. In accordance with the 2011 Census, the town has a permanent population of approximately 11715. Its advancement has actually occurred around the 11th century Norman castle. During the 12th and 13th centuries, craftsmen and traders set up services to serve the locals of the castle. The first recorded market in Devizes goes back to 1228. The original market was in the large space outside St Mary's Church, instead of in the existing Market Place, which during that time would have been inside the castle's outer bailey. Devizes in the present day serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and stores and has an open market place where a market is held once a week on Thursdays. It has close to five hundred listed buildings, which is a a great deal for a town of its size, and some distinctive churches, a Town Hall and a green at the heart of the town. The town attracts a reasonable amount of tourism as a result of its distance to Avebury, Stonehenge and Salisbury. Regional tourist attractions include things like Wiltshire Museum, Caen Hill Locks, the Kennet and Avon Canal, seasonal crop circles, and the White Horse. The Wadworth Brewery, with its shire horses that provide Wadworth beer to pubs in the region as well as giving rides to the public, runs a visitor centre. For all of your home improvements, be sure to find respected contractors in Devizes to make particular of quality.