Wroughton, the Glossary
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77 relations: A361 road, Academic year, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Attorney General for England and Wales, Avebury, Badbury, Wiltshire, Barbury Castle, Battle of Ellendun, Bishopstone, Swindon, Borough of Swindon, Bowling green, Bowls, Broad Hinton, Ceawlin of Wessex, Chiseldon, Church of England parish church, Civil parish, Coate Water Country Park, Comprehensive school (England and Wales), Early Middle Ages, East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency), Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Electoral district, Epsom Derby, Fair, Fiona Benson (poet), Gazette and Herald, Geoffrey Cox (British politician), George Frederick (horse), Grandstand, Greasy pole, Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, Henry Calley, Hinton Parva, Wiltshire, Hodson, Wiltshire, Jahméne, James Powell and Sons, Lamb and mutton, Liddington, List of chairmen of Wiltshire County Council, Listed building, M4 motorway, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Mesolithic, National Greyhound Racing Club, Neolithic, Norman architecture, North Wessex Downs, Pétanque, Pub, ... Expand index (27 more) »
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A361 road
The A361 is an A class road in southern England, which at is the longest three-digit A road in the UK.
Academic year
An academic year or school year is a period that schools, colleges and universities use to measure the quantity of study that are often divided into academic terms.
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB;, AHNE) is one of 46 areas of countryside in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.
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Attorney General for England and Wales
His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown.
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Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.
Badbury, Wiltshire
Badbury is a hamlet of the civil parish of Chiseldon in Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Badbury, Wiltshire are villages in Wiltshire.
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Barbury Castle
Barbury Castle is a scheduled hillfort in Wiltshire, England.
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Battle of Ellendun
The Battle of Ellendun or Battle of Wroughton was fought between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825.
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Bishopstone, Swindon
Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Wroughton and Bishopstone, Swindon are borough of Swindon, civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
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Borough of Swindon
The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England.
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Bowling green
A bowling green is a finely laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls.
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Bowls
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport.
Broad Hinton
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about southwest of Swindon. Wroughton and Broad Hinton are civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
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Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin (also spelled Ceaulin, Caelin, Celin, died ca. 593) was a King of Wessex.
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Chiseldon
Chiseldon is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Chiseldon are borough of Swindon, civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes called the ecclesiastical parish, to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have).
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
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Coate Water Country Park
Coate Water is a country park situated to the southeast of central Swindon, England, near junction 15 of the M4.
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Comprehensive school (England and Wales)
A comprehensive school, or simply a comprehensive, typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance.
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Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century.
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East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Wiltshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
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Ecgberht, King of Wessex
Ecgberht (770/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839.
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Electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, electorate, or (election) precinct, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature.
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Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies.
Fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities.
Fiona Benson (poet)
Fiona Benson (born 1978) is an English poet.
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Gazette and Herald
The Gazette and Herald is a local weekly paid-for newspaper, established in Wiltshire, England in 1816 and published every Thursday.
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Geoffrey Cox (British politician)
Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox (born 30 April 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and Tavistock, previously Torridge and West Devon, since 2005.
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George Frederick (horse)
George Frederick (1871–1896) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
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Grandstand
A grandstand is a normally permanent structure for seating spectators.
Greasy pole
Greasy pole, grease pole, or greased pole refers to a tall pole that has been made slippery with grease or other lubricants and thus difficult to grip.
Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Greyhound racing is a sport in the United Kingdom.
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Henry Calley
Sir Henry Algernon Calley DSO DFC DL (9 February 1914 – 12 August 1997), known as Henry Algernon Langton until 1974, was an English pilot, owner and manager of a stud farm, and Conservative politician.
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Hinton Parva, Wiltshire
Hinton Parva, also known as Little Hinton, is a village in the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Hinton Parva, Wiltshire are borough of Swindon and villages in Wiltshire.
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Hodson, Wiltshire
Hodson is a hamlet in a small valley, in the parish of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Hodson, Wiltshire are villages in Wiltshire.
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Jahméne
Jahméne Aaron Douglas (born 26 February 1991) is a British soul/gospel singer who records under the mononym Jahméne.
James Powell and Sons
The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were London-based English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained-glass window manufacturers.
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Lamb and mutton
Sheep meat is one of the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in their first year, hogget, from sheep in their second, and mutton, from older sheep.
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Liddington
Liddington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England. Wroughton and Liddington are borough of Swindon, civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
List of chairmen of Wiltshire County Council
This is a list of the Chairmen of Wiltshire County Council and its successor, Wiltshire Council.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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M4 motorway
The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales.
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Marlborough is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. Wroughton and Marlborough, Wiltshire are civil parishes in Wiltshire.
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Mesolithic
The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.
National Greyhound Racing Club
The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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North Wessex Downs
The North Wessex Downs are an area of chalk downland landscapes located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
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Pétanque
Pétanque (petanca; petanca) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports (along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, crown green bowling).
Pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.
RAF Wroughton
RAF Wroughton is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Wroughton, in Wiltshire, England, about south of Swindon.
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Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.
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Romanichal
The Romanichal (more commonly known as English Gypsies) are a Romani subgroup within the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world.
Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil
Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil (literally Saint-Germain near Corbeil) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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Science and Innovation Park
The Science and Innovation Park is a research and cultural site near Swindon, England.
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Science Museum Group
The Science Museum Group (SMG) consists of five British museums.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Swindon
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Swindon are borough of Swindon.
Swindon Advertiser
The Swindon Advertiser is a daily tabloid newspaper, published in Swindon.
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Swindon railway station
Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, Wiltshire.
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The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour is a British motoring television series, created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and Andy Wilman, made for Amazon exclusively for its online streaming service Amazon Prime Video, and premiered on 18 November 2016.
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The Ridgeway
The Ridgeway is a ridgeway or ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road.
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The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Wroughton, near Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.
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The X Factor
The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment.
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The X Factor (British TV series) series 9
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent.
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Thomas Henry Wyatt
Thomas Henry Wyatt (9 May 1807 – 5 August 1880) was an Anglo-Irish architect.
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Torridge and West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
Torridge and West Devon was a constituency in Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
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Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk.
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University of Reading
The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
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Wanborough, Wiltshire
Wanborough is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Wroughton and Wanborough, Wiltshire are borough of Swindon, civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
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Wichelstowe
Wichelstowe is a residential development and urban extension on the southern edge of the town of Swindon in South West England, constructed from late 2006.
William Gosling (VC)
Major William Gosling VC (15 August 1892 – 12 February 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
Winterbourne Bassett
Winterbourne Bassett is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about southwest of Swindon and northwest of Marlborough. Wroughton and Winterbourne Bassett are civil parishes in Wiltshire and villages in Wiltshire.
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University.
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See also
Borough of Swindon
- Bishopstone, Swindon
- Blunsdon
- Borough of Swindon
- Castle Eaton
- Charlbury Hill, Wiltshire
- Chiseldon
- Draycot Foliat
- Durocornovium
- Hannington, Wiltshire
- Highworth
- Hinton Parva, Wiltshire
- Inglesham
- King Edward's Place
- Liddington
- New Eastern Villages
- Policing in Wiltshire and Swindon
- South Leaze
- South Marston
- Stanton Fitzwarren
- Swindon
- Swindon Borough Council
- Wanborough, Wiltshire
- Wroughton
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroughton
Also known as Church of St John and St Helen, Wroughton, Elcombe, Wiltshire, North Wroughton, Overtown, Wiltshire.
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