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  West Wiltshire Housing Society
To develop, manage and maintain quality affordable housing and provide support services for people in housing need, primarily in West Wiltshire.
We are a not-for-profit housing association with over 5,000 properties in the West Wiltshire area available for renting at affordable prices.
A number of our properties are retirement housing.
www.westwiltshousing.com   (131 words)

  
  ooBdoo
Wiltshire is a mostly rural landscape and about two thirds of the county lies on chalk, giving it a high chalk downland landscape.
In the north west of the county, on the border with Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset, the underlying rock is the resistant oolite limestone of the Cotswolds.
In the south west of the county is the Vale of Wardour.
www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Wiltshire   (1374 words)

  
 Local Authority Building Control - Wiltshire   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wiltshire is a predominantly agricultural county; the county's main products are wheat, cattle, carpets, rubber and engineering.
Wiltshire's administrative centre is Trowbridge, the city of Salisbury with its magnificent Cathedral and towering spire, and the towns of Swindon (which means 'Pig Hill') and Wilton (famous for Wilton carpets) are other major places of interest in the county.
Within the Wiltshire Downs are the ancient Stone Circles of Stonehenge and Avebury (2 of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world), Silbury Hill and a number of White Horses carved into the hillsides.
www.labc-services.co.uk /offices/westengland/wiltshire/default.asp   (218 words)

  
 Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Salisbury Plain and the West Wiltshire Downs are bounded by the chalk downland of the Hampshire Downs and the Berkshire and Marlborough Downs on the eastern and northern sides and by the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase in the south west.
To the south and west of the Plain, the West Wiltshire Downs are gently domed, broad hills separated by shallow, dry valleys.
The Chalk margins to the Plain in the north and west are dominated by a near-continuous scarp.
www.countryside.gov.uk /LAR/Landscape/CC/SEL/salisbury_plain_and_west_wiltshire_downs.asp   (2417 words)

  
 West Wiltshire District Council
Located in the southwest of England, in the County of Wiltshire, east of Bath and northwest of Salisbury, West Wiltshire has an administrative area of about 518 square kilometres (200 square miles) and is centred on the five towns of Bradford on Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury.
The District borders Somerset and the district of Bath and North East Somerset in the west and the Wiltshire districts of Salisbury, Kennet and North Wiltshire to the south, east and north respectively.
The Wiltshire Structure Plan 2011 is the approved Structure Plan applicable to this District for the period to 2011 and was adopted in January 2001.
www.cartoplus.co.uk /west_wiltshire/text/1_1_intro.htm   (2572 words)

  
 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
The two-tier structure is Wiltshire County Council along with four district councils: Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury and West Wiltshire.
Wiltshire detached in Berkshire at Wokingham, Twyford and Swallowfield is administered by Wokingham Unitary Council.
Wiltshire is a land-locked county in central southern England, influenced by both Somerset to the west and Dorset to the south.
www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/wiltshire.html   (816 words)

  
 Wiltshire County Council | Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
The AONB project is overseen by a Partnership of organisations, of which Wiltshire County Council is a member.
As 61% of the AONB falls within Wiltshire County Council’s administrative area, the County Council is host authority to the project and employs a team of countryside professionals, based in offices in Cranborne Village, to oversee the implementation of the AONB Management Plan.
Wiltshire County Council is also represented on other advisory and working groups associated with the AONB.
www.wiltshire.gov.uk /anob-cranborne-chase-and-west-wiltshire-downs   (134 words)

  
 About Wiltshire
West Wiltshire is located in the South West of England, 13 miles East of Bath and 90 miles
Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge (the County town of Wiltshire), Warminster and Westbury.
West Wiltshire is a safer place to live; Wiltshire is currently the third safest county in
www.st-johns-trowbridge.wilts.sch.uk /wiltshire.htm   (1105 words)

  
 West Wiltshire PCT Board   (Site not responding. Last check: )
West Wiltshire PCT is dedicated to continually improving the health and well being of the people it serves in the community.
I came to live in West Wiltshire more than a decade ago and became actively involved with the League of Friends, local health groups, the Community Health Council and as Chair of Wiltshire Carers Network.
Four years later Jenny was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations in West Dorset and, in 2001, she took on the role of Director of Recovery for the Bath Health Community.
www.westwiltshirepct.nhs.uk /About/pctboard.htm   (1766 words)

  
 Wiltshire Community Project - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Wiltshire is one of the few counties in southern England to retain a population of these sociable little birds
Wiltshire is one of the few counties in southern England to retain a population of these sociable little birds though their number has fallen by an estimated 80% over the last 25 years.
The RSPB Wiltshire is asking local people to look out for lapwings between April and July and then fill in the survey form telling us where they were spotted.
www.rspb.org.uk /england/southwest/conservation/wiltshire_community_project.asp   (641 words)

  
 SWRDA : South West of England Regional Development Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The sub-regional partnership for Wiltshire and Swindon is the Wiltshire and Swindon Economic Partnership (WSEP).
The South West RDA Wiltshire and Swindon Area Team covers the county of Wiltshire and the unitary authority of Swindon.
The RDA's Head of Operations for Wiltshire and Swindon is Steve Richards, and the area team is based at the RDA's Bristol Office.
www.southwestrda.org.uk /area-teams/wilts-swindon/index.shtm   (352 words)

  
 West Wiltshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England and was formed on 1 April 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury, along with Bradford and Melksham Rural District and the Warminster and Westbury Rural District.
West Wiltshire District Council currently has forty-four members, who are all elected together for a four-year term of office.
At the parliamentary level, West Wiltshire is represented by two Conservative Members of Parliament, the front bench Conservatives Michael Ancram and Andrew Murrison.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Wiltshire   (373 words)

  
 Wiltshire Chalk Grassland Project - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The RSPB has been working with landowners in Wiltshire to maintain and restore chalk grassland, much of which was lost during and after the last world war.
Wiltshire holds 75% of the remaining chalk grassland - now a rare habitat - in the UK today.
Wiltshire is characterised by chalk grassland studded with flowers and butterflies, and with skylarks singing overhead.
www.rspb.org.uk /england/southwest/conservation/chalk.asp   (672 words)

  
 mww(st1)
West Wiltshire has an administrative area of about 518 square kilometers and has a population of 111305 (as of 1996).
Trowbridge is the principal town of the district and the county town of Wiltshire.
In West Wiltshire there are two existing Part A processes which are regulated by the Environment Agency under the terms of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
www.uwe.ac.uk /aqm/centre/region/wiltshire/west/mww(st1).html   (9055 words)

  
 Destination Guide for Wiltshire : Enjoy England   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With a population of nearly 430,000 and with much of the county designated as an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, Wiltshire is the perfect destination for a relaxing break at any time of the year.
Wiltshire is blessed with an exceptional range of places to visit.
Wiltshire is a rural county presenting plenty of opportunities to undertake some slightly more strenuous activities!
www.enjoyengland.com /where/destinations/south-west/wiltshire/dg.aspx   (292 words)

  
 Wiltshire County Council | Roadwatch
Wiltshire County Council, carriageway construction across Upper Street junction as part of Netherhampton Road Major Maintenance Scheme.
Wiltshire County Council, renewal of road markings at Marlborough College Arch.
Wiltshire County Council, reconstruction and surfacing of carriageway, drainage, kerbing and footway work.
www.wiltshire.gov.uk /download/environmentalservices/roadwatch.html   (556 words)

  
 Wiltshire, England - Melksham - West Wiltshire District
The Constable of Devizes administered the forest which stretched from Calne in the east to Semington in the west.
On his death the eldest son Sir William inherited the property, was Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1580 and Member of Parliament in 1586.
These were owned by West Midland Farmers who had taken over The Atworth and District Agricultural Society which had originated in 1916 at Atworth and later became The Wiltshire Farmers Ltd. During the 1980's large new mills were erected and the company is now known as Countrywide Farmers.
www.northwiltslink.co.uk /html/melksham_-_west_wiltshire_dist.html   (1645 words)

  
 West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: )
West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) was set up in April 2002 and is one of 303 PCTs in England.
The PCT is responsible for local health services for the people of West Wiltshire.
West Wiltshire PCT serves the whole area of West Wiltshire; the towns of Bradford on Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury and the surrounding rural areas.
www.healthjobsuk.com /employerdetails/610?fs9002=39000000009002   (140 words)

  
 Aircheck UK
BBC Radio Wiltshire can be heard on 104.3 for Chippenham and West Wiltshire, Salisbury and The South can hear the station on 103.5 and Marlborough and East listeners have a transmitter at 104.9.
Wiltshire Radio launched with a very different station sound to Radio West, continuing the news-based breakfast and drive-time shows pioneered at Hereward Radio by programme controller Ralph Bernard.
From the point of view of Wiltshire listeners, little had changed, apart from 24-hour broadcasting, the introduction of the West Wiltshire opt-out (which mysteriously disappeared after a few weeks, due to "poor reception") and the appearance of a "G" before "WR" in the station jingles.
www.geocities.com /thehotw/aircheck_UKWiltshire.htm   (3588 words)

  
 Wiltshire Music Centre - regular activity at the Centre
Aged between 11 and 21, the highly acclaimed Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Orchestra is made up of the cream of music talent from Wiltshire and Swindon.
The project is open to young people between the ages of 12 and 18, living in Bath and North East Somerset and West Wiltshire.
Each summer, the Wiltshire Music Centre runs a series of summer workshops for young people of all ages and abilities.
www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk /regular_activity.asp   (744 words)

  
 The Boundary Committee for England : Your area : South West : Wiltshire : West Wiltshire
It is now up to the Electoral Commission to decide whether or not to endorse the Committee's final recommendations, with or without modification, and to implement them by means of an Order.
Sheet 1, Map 1 illustrates in outline form the proposed wards for West Wiltshire district, including constituent parishes.
Large map sheet 1 illustrates in outline form the proposed wards for West Wiltshire including constituent parishes.
www.boundarycommittee.org.uk /your-area/westwiltshire.cfm   (336 words)

  
 Wiltshire Constabulary
Welcome to the findings of the audit of crime, anti-social behaviour and drugs in Wiltshire and Swindon which were published in October 2004 by the community safety and drugs partnerships in Swindon, North Wiltshire, West Wiltshire, South Wiltshire and Kennet.
The audit report paints a picture of the problems of crime and drug misuse affecting people living or working in Wiltshire and Swindon or visiting the area, and provides the information which will help to decide what should be the main priorities for tackling these problems between April 2005 and March 2008.
It is thought unlikely that the error had any significant impact on the ranking order of wards in respect of total crime or of theft and handling offences.
www.wiltshire.police.uk /publications/crmdrgaudit.asp   (570 words)

  
 BBC - Wiltshire - A Sense of Place -
While east Wiltshire is dominated by downland, the western reaches are built on low-lying pasture land.
To a certain extent, the cheesemaking tradition of West Wiltshire is kept alive by Jenny Gane and her shop in Bradford on Avon.
Roy prefers the quieter pace of life in Bradford on Avon and says that the small West Wiltshire town is the perfect antidote to the working week in Bath.
www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/s_o_p/west_viewpoint.shtml   (580 words)

  
 West Knoyle Wiltshire South/South West UK   (Site not responding. Last check: )
West Knoyle Accommodation is varied and offers a good range of choice.
Many different types of room are available, including single, double, twin and family rooms and most come with a choice of ensuite facilities although this is sometimes available only for an extra cost.
West Knoyle Bed and Breakfast accommodation is an excellent option and offers a different experience to staying in a hotel.
www.bedsearcher.co.uk /habitation/west_knoyle_wt.shtm   (204 words)

  
 Wiltshire
But the stone building is neatly proportioned and survives in its own right as one of Wiltshire's noblest houses.
The present manor was built in about 1480 for Thomas Tropnell, a Wiltshire businessman.
The approach is by the north front, with its symmetry of gables and oriel windows, and inside is a two-storey great hall with staircases to the north bedroom and solar.
www.westair-reproductions.com /mappage/wiltshire.htm   (1359 words)

  
 West Wiltshire | Wilts | Warminster, Westbury & Trowbridge | Whats on, What to do, Things to do | Community
West Wiltshire in the new Wiltshire Community Web.
The Wiltshire Community Web has been set up by the Wiltshire Customers First Partnership, which brings together all of the major public sector agencies.
Funding was secured from the County and District Councils, along with the voluntary and community sector, through the Government's Change Up programme.
www.westwilts-communityweb.com   (251 words)

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