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Warminster Libraries

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Warminster is a town in Wiltshire. The town has a population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants. It is known for a number of sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, especially on Cley Hill to the West. Warminster was originally a market town, with a busy corn market. It was also a busy coaching stop between London, Bristol and the South West. The name Warminster is thought to mean 'The minister or monastery church by the river Ware or Were'. However, there is no trace of a church, and many residents also dispute there being a river of that name. After the demise of the corn market, the town established a number of rural and light industries, including silk throwing, paint manufacture, banana ripening, paint production, barley breeding, greetings card production, gloving, shoe making and packaging. In turn, some of these industries have also declined. Warminster is no longer a market town, and so its main function today is as a service town for the local army camps, particularly the Waminster training centre and the ABRO. Many servicemen who saw military service close to the town have since returned, purchasing houses and making their homes in the town. Warminster is largely a commuter town, and as a result has left the town relatively unspoilt. The A36 bypass has helped this. as it prevents traffic clogging up the streets in the centre of the town. The town is popualr with those who enjoy outdoor pursuits, with the countryside to the south of the town (which has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty) popular with walkers, cyclists, horse riders and also hang gliders. The town has a rail station, with services to Portsmouth, Cardiff, Westbury and Brighton. These destination take in other major towns such as Bristol, Newport, Southampton and Salisbury. Nearby towns to Warminster include Frome, Westbury, Salisbury, Trowbridge, Melksham, Bath, Bristol, Chippenham, Devizes, Shepton Mallet and Street.

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Libraries > Libraries in Warminster

Tel: 01985 216022 - Three Horseshoes Mall, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9BT

Libraries Branches Wiltshire County Council Education & Libraries Dept, Southern District HQ, Salisb > Libraries in Warminster

Tel: 01747 870469 - High St, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LD (8.45 miles)

Libraries (Branches) > Libraries in Warminster

Tel: 01747 822180 - Chantry Flds, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4UA (9.81 miles)

Libraries Branches > Libraries in Warminster

Tel: 0870 8147739 - Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4UA (9.81 miles)

Libraries Frome Library > Libraries in Trowbridge

Tel: 01373 473701 - Trowbridge, BA11 1BA (11.65 miles)

Libraries Frome Library > Libraries in Trowbridge

Tel: 0870 8147739 - Trowbridge, BA11 1BA (11.65 miles)

Libraries Frome Library > Libraries in Trowbridge

Tel: 01373 471399 - Justice Lane, Trowbridge, BA11 1BA (11.65 miles)

Somerset County Council > Libraries in Trowbridge

Tel: 01373 471399 - Library, Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE (11.65 miles)

Libraries > Libraries in Chippenham

Tel: 01454 865723 - The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0NB (15.27 miles)

Libraries Branches > Libraries in Blandford Forum

Tel: 01258 472669 - Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EH (15.49 miles)

Somerset County Council Library Service Libraries > Libraries in Yeovil

Tel: 01963 251355 - Cross Cottage North St, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5ET (21.04 miles)

Libraries (Branches) > Libraries in Poole

Tel: 01202 262421 - Poole, Dorset, BH20 4LT (22.49 miles)

Libraries Branches Poole Central > Libraries in Poole

Tel: 0870 8148358 - Poole, Dorset, BH15 1QR (22.52 miles)

Libraries Branches Swindon > Libraries in Swindon

Tel: 01793 464496 - Ellendune, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9LN (23.01 miles)

Libraries Branches > Libraries in Swindon

Tel: 01793 853249 - Borough Fields Shopping Centre, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7AX (23.01 miles)