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	Westbury, Wiltshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		'''Westbury''' is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire.
		Westbury is situated some 12 miles south east of the city of Bath and about four miles south of Trowbridge.
		Westbury nestles under the north-western bluffs of Salisbury Plain, and it is there that the town's most famous feature can be seen: the Westbury White Horse.
	westbury-wiltshire.mindbit.com (317 words)

	Wiltshire County Council \| Westbury White Horse Viewing Area
		Westbury White Horse Viewing Area is a small site with a car park that allows unrestricted views of the historic Westbury White Horse high up on the chalk scarp.
		The Westbury White Horse is the oldest hill figure in the county and perhaps the most prominent.
		The current horse dates back to 1778 but there has been a white horse at Westbury as far back as AD 878 when the Saxons carved the first horse to commemorate Alfred’s defeat of the Danes at Ethandun.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /environment-and-planning/countryside-information/countryside-general-information/countryside-access-to-the-countryside/countryside-service/countyside-westbury-white-horse.htm (193 words)

	Adrian The Ageing Hippy's Photos Of Westbury White Horse.
		Adrian The Ageing Hippy's Photos Of Westbury White Horse.
		However, it is said that there was a much older white horse on the site, which supposedly dated from around the same time as the hill-fort which it adjoins...
		Interestingly, near the centre of the hill-fort is a Neolithic barrow, 230 feet long and 12 feet high, orientated east - west.
	www.adrian.smith.clara.net /westbury.html (291 words)

	Westbury, Wiltshire...more about the White Horse
		Westbury is in Wiltshire, one of the south-western counties of England, and is bounded by Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Somerset.
		Westbury was known locally for its woollen industry and glove making, both of which were carried out until about 1970, the industries benefiting from the plentiful supply of local spring water.
		Westbury as a name is used to include the local areas of the town such as The Ham, Frogmore, Newtown, The Butts, Chalford, Leighton, Westbury Leigh, and Eden Vale.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /westbury (317 words)

	HISTORY OF WESTBURY WILTSHIRE - GoGoSearch.com
		Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass.
		Before the gods that made the gods Had drunk at dawn their fill, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was hoary on the hill.
		The Cherhill white horse is the second oldest of the Wiltshire horses.
	www.gogosearch.com /history_of_westbury_wiltshire (227 words)

	Wiltshire White Horses: The Westbury or Bratton white horse
		The Westbury white horse is the oldest of the Wiltshire horses.
		That horse was very different in design to the present one, and is perhaps Saxon or earlier in appearance.
		A century later the horse had become somewhat misshapen, and in 1873 it was restored according to the directions of a committee appointed for the purpose, and edging stones were added to help hold the chalk in place.
	www.wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk /westbury.html (495 words)

	Discover
		Westbury White Horse, sometimes referred to as Bratton White Horse, is cut into a steeply sloping hill just below the Iron Age hillfort of Bratton Camp, overlooking the town of Westbury.
		The first white horse is believed to have faced to the right and had a long body, short legs and a tail which curved upwards with a fork at the end.
		Restoration work was carried out on the horse in 1853 and again in 1873, when the outline was edged with stones and gratings were added to aid drainage.
	www.wowheritage.org.uk /nominations/nomination.php?NominationID=11 (335 words)

	Weird Wiltshire - White Horses Cherhill
		THE Cherhill Horse, or Oldbury horse as it is often known, is the second oldest of Wiltshire's horses.
		A distinguishing feature of the Cherhill white horse was the animal's eye, which in the late 1800s was filled with old bottles that sparkled in the sun from a great distance.
		Unlike the Westbury White Horse, the surface of the Cherhill horse is still chalk.
	www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk /whitehorses/cherhill.html (298 words)

	Westbury, Wiltshire...more about the White Horse
		The Westbury White Horse can be seen from the view point (turn in for off-road parking) on the Bratton Road, just east of Westbury past the Cemetery.
		This is the present White Horse and it is shown on the Town Photos page.
		The White Horse was until recently cut directly into the chalk that forms the hill, but as this needed regular attention, both to keep the shape and the white colour of the chalk, it was decided to concrete it over and paint it white with a special paint.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /westbury/whitehorse.html (431 words)

	Bratton Castle & Westbury White Horse (Bratton Camp) \| News by Rhiannon \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Bratton Castle ...
		Westbury residents are facing a long wait before their cherished landmark can be restored to its former glory.
		Three different paint samples were tested on the horse and are being monitored to measure the rate of deposit.
		The Mayor of Westbury, Cllr Michael Hawkins, said it was vital the monument was restored as soon as possible.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /post/39439 (355 words)

	Ed Buziak's Photos + Artwork
		Leucippotomy or the "art of cutting white horses" has been practised since the Early Iron Age, as can be seen from the stylised example at Uffington in neighbouring Berkshire.
		No one knows for certain why the present White Horse was cut into this hillside overlooking Westbury but it has been speculated that the original figure commemorated King Alfred's decisive victory over Guthrum and the Danes in AD 878 at the Battle of Ethandun (the nearby village now known as Edington).
		The Westbury White Horse we see there today faces the other direction and can be seen from up to 50 kilometres away from various parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Avon.
	blogs.salon.com /0004217/2004/11/02.html (470 words)

	Destination Guide for Westbury : Enjoy England
		Westbury is situated at the western edge of the chalk downlands that form Salisbury Plain.
		Westbury is exceptionally well positioned for all major road and railway connections with the mainline railway station offering links to London, Wales and the whole of the South West.
		The most famous landmark of the area is the vastly impressive Westbury White Horse which is both the oldest and largest White Horse in Wiltshire.
	www.enjoyengland.com /destinationguides/South_West/Destinations/westbury.aspx (144 words)

	Wiltshire Times: Tourism: Things to see and do: Westbury White Horse
		The oldest of Wiltshire's white horses, the hill figure at Westbury, is situated underneath Bratton Castle, an Iron Age hill fort.
		The decision to concrete it over was made to stop the chalk surface of the horse, which rests on a steep slope, from crumbling away.
		The horse had become greyer and greyer since its last clean-up in 1993, with lichen and environmental deposits being the worst culprits.
	www.thisismelksham.co.uk /wtimestourism/thingstoseeanddo/westbury (280 words)

	Westbury United 4 Bridport 2 (from This Is Wiltshire)
		A delighted Brickley said he expects more to come from the White Horse men, who galloped to fourth place in the First Division with their third successive win.
		Westbury seized control in midfield and Peters had to react smartly to deny Paul Beavers' goalbound header just before the break.
		Westbury will be without defender Mark Pearce for the trip to Minehead tomorrow, but should welcome back the teenage trio of Aaron Billet, Lee Morgan and Luke Smith.
	www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /sport/sportheadlines/display.var.695627.0.westbury_united_4_bridport_2.php (540 words)

	The Wiltshire Web - The White Horses
		Five of the horses lay close to one another within a five mile radius of Avebury which lies in the very centre of the Wiltshire Downs; three further horses lie a short distance further away.
		The history of the white horses is an issue of some debate, in particular with regard to Westbury which is the oldest of Wiltshire's horses.
		The term used for cutting the chalk horses is leucippotomy and the term for that of the giant figures is gigantotomy.
	www.wiltshire-web.co.uk /history/horse.htm (444 words)

	Westbury photographs, maps, books & memories
		Westbury, the White Horse and Bratton Camp 1900
		It was cut out of the chalk in 1778, although legend suggests that a shape facing the other way was carved out to commemorate King Alfred’s defeat of the Danes in AD 878.
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	www.francisfrith.com /archive/England/Wiltshire/Westbury (292 words)

	Wendy Windblows Westbury White Horse Station Information Page
		Westbury Wendy station is on top of the radio mast about 300 yards southeast behind the famous Westbury White Horse at Westbury, near Bath For detailed location, see the linked map.
		The actual site at Westbury takes winds principally from W and WNW, but the Wendy station is used to check the winds for other nearby hills, which take other wind directions.
		Because it is well back from the White Horse hill edge, it reads the true windspeed in the area, NOT the winds you can expect on the edge itself, which may be considerably higher, due to "compression" or "venturi" effects.
	www.wendywindblows.com /stations/westbury-white-horse.html (220 words)

	Bratton Castle & Westbury White Horse (Bratton Camp) (Hillfort) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Bratton Castle & ...
		The White Horse, as we see it today, only dates from the 19th century but there are local legends that it was cut over an earlier horse facing in the opposite direction.
		Westbury White Horse used to be a favourite hang out of mine when I lived in the area (Trowbridge).
		It's said that when the horse hears the church clock in Bratton strike midnight, it goes down to the nearby Bridewell ('Briddle') springs to have a nice long drink (these are at ST 892518, according to Katherine M Jordan in her 'Haunted Landscape' book).
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/1985 (1986 words)

	vsoc17_whitehorse
		WESTBURY/BRATTON WHITE HORSE - 1778 The oldest White Horse in Wiltshire.
		HACKPEN WHITE HORSE - 1838 Said to have been cut on the side of Hackpen Hill by the then Parish Clerk of Broad Hinton, (the village near by to the north west) with one of the publicans of the village, in order to celebrate the Coronation in 1837 of Queen Victoria.
		The horse is between Milk Hill and Walkers Hill to the North.
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.duckett/vsoc17_whitehorse.htm (1248 words)

	Helen Stephenson's White Horses and Standing Stones Pictures
		The largest of the Wiltshire white horses is to be found at Westbury.
		When editing it, I discovered that at high magnification there was evidence that this really was a horse, and not a mare, so I included the cropped image on the right, which gives sufficient magnification for this evidence to be viewed.
		The final white horse we visited was at Cherhill.
	members.tripod.com /~baronmoss/white_horse_pics.html (605 words)

	Westbury White Horse
		The horse has a paved eye fl and the horse is edged in stone, which well defines all the features.
		The horse was cut in 1778 by Mr Gee who replaced the old horse with a more modern beast.
		The extreme method of restoring this horse was used due the the continued erosion of the horse because of the steepness of the slope.
	www.hows.org.uk /personal/hillfigs/west/west.htm (245 words)

	Josie, gypsy cob mare - Black Forest Shires and Gypsy Horses
		She's a nice big gal, about 15+ hands tall, and is a really nice choice for producing Drum Horse foals (which is why we imported her!).
		Charlie's sire is the immortal horse called "The Road Sweeper" who is well known and admired by gypsy horse breeders.
		His name comes from the Westbury White horse, which is a white chalk horse carved in the mountainside near Westbury, England.
	www.gypsyhorses.com /sold/josie.htm (570 words)

	Esmerel: Adventures in Britain: Part 15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I had heard of the white horses of Britain, cut into the white chalk of the hills so long ago that no one knows who made the first of them, or why.
		Apparently he looked at the horse and said, "That's not what a horse looks like!" So he cut his own impression in the chalk, and no doubt it is much more like a horse now, but perhaps less powerful.
		Or perhaps they were not carving horses at all, but some other beast that was common in their day but has since become extinct.
	www.esmerel.com /circle/britain/brit15.html (588 words)

	Wessex Cam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The ancient hillfort above Bratton and Westbury was probably the first site in Wiltshire to have a white horse, although the current resident has been through several incarnations.
		The white horse from the Westbury - Edington Road.
		The hill near the white horse is very popular with hang gliders and a great place to try out a new camera trying to photograph them!
	www.wessexcam.com /westbury.html (173 words)

	Westbury holiday cottage accommodation, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Enjoying a peaceful position surrounded by 150 acres of pasture, these two 18th-century cottages stand as a pair enjoying their own private, landscaped and sloping grounds.
		Nearby is the 17th century famous White Horse monument...more info
		With fine views towards the Westbury White Horse it is in an excellent pos...more info
	www.cottagedirect.co.uk /county-cottage-accommodation/0/England/cottages-in-Newnham-and-Westbury.html (307 words)

	Westbury Wiltshire A350 Bypass Information
		Compare the location of their Westbury cement works on Lafarge's web-site with the diagrams of the proposed eastern bypass that are on the other pages of my web-site.
		Lafarge could gain direct access onto a new main through-road, an advantage that would be denied to the rest of Westbury's industry, which is all in the west.
		Another possibility that could be advantageous for Lafarge is new development on land in the Westbury White Horse area, associated with an eastern bypass.
	www.westbury-wilts-bypass.info /links.html (316 words)

	Westbury Wiltshire A350 Bypass Information
		I suggest that locals walk the route of the planned eastern Westbury bypass, as we have often done.
		There are also good views of the Westbury White Horse from upper Newtown, which also just happens to be where an eastern bypass would come through.
		We have read elsewhere that an eastern bypass will be useful for visitors to Wiltshire, as they would have convenient views of the Westbury Escarpment and White Horse from their cars, without having to stop.
	www.westbury-wilts-bypass.info /walks.html (321 words)

	BRATTON DOWN
		The original horse, according to a drawing published in 1772, faced south, but was destroyed in 1778 and replaced by the present one, facing north.
		The first horse was a crude figure, which was described as being a dachshund-like animal, it was incorporated into the body of the second figure.
		The horse, which is cut into a very steep slope immediately below the western defences of Cratton Camp (ST 95 SW 1), is naturalistic in form and has, since 1936, been redefined using concrete, the figure is now maintained by English Heritage.
	pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk /hob.asp?hob_no=207833 (171 words)

	Self catering holidays Westbury, Wiltshire, holiday cottages and self catering holidays in Westbury, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Simply click the "More Information" button and you will find full property details, fill in the availability form, including dates of stay and number of guests for White Horse House to confirm the exact price of your holiday cottage accommodation.
		Westbury,, Wiltshire, England, UK Sleeps Maximum of 5
		With fine views towards the Westbury White Horse it is in an excellent pos.........
	www.where-can-i-find.com /holiday-cottages-in-england/Wiltshire/Eng15774.htm (263 words)

	Westbury Property \| Find property for sale in Westbury Wiltshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Its original form was probably quite different from the horse seen today.
		All advertisements for Westbury property for sale are placed by our partner estate agents.
		Please view the Estate Agent page for a list of Westbury estate agents.
	www.wiltshirepropertysales.co.uk /property_for_sale_0_westbury.html (376 words)

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