Trowbridge
| Trowbridge | |
|---|---|
 Trowbridge Town Hall, seen frae Fore Street | |
  Trowbridge | |
| Trowbridge shawn within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 33,108 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST8557 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | England |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | Trowbridge |
| Postcode destrict | BA14 |
| Diallin code | 01225 |
| Polis | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset an Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Sooth Wastren |
| EU Pairlament | South West England |
| UK Pairlament | |
| Wabsteid | Toun Cooncil |
Trowbridge (/ˈtroʊbrɪdʒ/ TROH-bridge) is the coonty toun o Wiltshire, Ingland on the River Biss in the wast o the coonty, 8 miles (13 km) sooth east o Bath, Somerset, frae which it is separatit bi the Mendip Hills, which rise 3 miles (4.8 km) tae the wast.
Lang a mercat toun, the Kennet and Avon canal tae the north o Trowbridge haes played a instrumental pairt in the toun's development as it alloued coal tae be transportit frae the Somerset Coalfield an so markit the advent o steam-pouered manufacturin in woollen cloth mills. The toun wis foremaist producer o this mainstay o contemporar clothin an blankets in sooth wast Ingland in the late 18t an early 19t centuries bi which time it held the elkname "The Manchester o the Wast".[2]
The ceevil pairish o Trowbridge haed a population o 33,108 at the 2011 census.[1] The pairish encompasses the dounsets o Longfield, Lower Studley, Upper Studley, Studley Green an Trowle Common. Adjacent pairishes include Staverton, Hilperton, West Ashton, North Bradley, Southwick an Wingfield; nearbi touns are Bradford on Avon, Westbury, Melksham, Frome an Devizes.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trowbridge - 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Wiltshire Council – Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information". history.wiltshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Trowbridge. |
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Wikisource haes the text o the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica airticle Trowbridge. |
Trowbridge travel guide frae Wikivoyage- Toun Cooncil wabsteid
- Trowbridge history (Wiltshire County Council)
- Trowbridge at the Open Directory Project
