P R E F A C E . a Mr Hen Hoare intim s that . r Sir Ri chard C. te y Wansey furnished him with the larger porti on of the archaeologi cal da ta on whi ch he fou nded the “ chapter on WARMINSTER in hi s Hi story of Sou th ” il s W t . Bu t he made only a scant u se of the mi scellaneou s i l Mr r a s anse ha oll cted . mate whi ch . W y d c e The present History contains almost all the ” otes n A MI TE a e left N o W R NS R whi ch Mr. W ns y in manu script they form ab ou t one tenth of the n su bsta ce of the book . Other sources from whi ch the following papers have been drawn are generally acknowledged in the text . Some chapters of importance in the Hi story of WA NSTER remain b e ritten Man a ers n to w . y p p in Longleat Hous e probably contain valu able mem oranda in reference to WARMINSTER du ring the sixteenth and e d s venteenth centuri es . Di aries an documents of the famili es of Wanse Halli da y, y, P E vi . R FACE . Harris and others not now at hand ma do o d , , , y g o ’ r t Mr fier servi ce fo inc iden s o f a later date . O s collections wherever the ma b e wou ld am l , y y , p y r a a searchi n exami na i ep y g t on. The resent su mmar confessedl im erfect will p y, y p , yet prove that WARMINSTER is possessed of a hi story of its own hi ch in facts and events of anti u arian , w , q , arochi al and ersonal interest i s not second to p , p , that of any or pari sh in the J . J . D. Winterbome 1 J u ne 87 9 . , C O N PAG E TR E CELTS THE ROMANS TH E SAXONS BOU NDARIES OF TH E PARISH NAME or RM V . WA INSTER VI IvERs AND . R STREAMS VII A FRED . L I THE ORM NS VI I . N A IX . WARMINSTER IN DOMESDAY THE M NOR or R X . A WA MINSTER I RM NSTER ' R X . WA I SCUDAMO E EWPORT OR P R W X II . N O T AY III SMALLBROOE X . X I B M V. OREHA X BO E V. SAM RN ’ AVENEL S FEE II B GLEY AND HITBORNE XV . U W I I K NGSTON L NDS XV I . I A ’ OPER L NDS X IX . SL S A SELWOOD FOREST I NOM N VILLARU M XX . I A ’ I HER LDS VIS T T ONS XXI . A I A I ’ XXIII TH E SHERIFFS COU RT iii CONTENTS. v . P AGE I PROOLAMATION OF U EEN M RY IN RM N STER XX V. Q A WA I OW AND NBEI XXV. LU DL WA I MONMOU T XXV . H I J MES II XXVI . A II NG GEORGE III AT LONGLE T XXVI . KI A IX Kn mGEORGE AND TH E WILTSHIRE S EP ERD XX . H H ARM NSTER DOWN XXX . W I I THE OMMON XXX . C II R OTS or 1 8 30 XXX . I III THE OWN or RM N STER XXX . T WA I Roads 1 . 2 u s h lders in Warminster in 1 665 . Ho e o iou s Inden ure 3 . Cu r t T 4 . okens 5 Alms Hou ses and Piou s and Charitab le Fou ndati ons O The Town Hall Q The Market and Trade ’ G The Savi ngs Bank Q The Athenaeu m 1 0 The Literary Institu ti on T ve s l l . a rn 12 Th rammar ho l . e G Sc o Manor Ho s 1 3 . The u e 1 4 . The Uni on ' I T E O U NTEERS XXX V. H V L XXXV. THE PARISH CHU RCH 1 Chu rch Plate 2 . The Organ 3 . The Bells 4. The Regi sters 5 Repairs and Alterati ons ix . CONTENTS. P G E A . rch Hou se 1 67 6 . The Chu of armi ns er 1 69 7 . Vicars W t m s i Econ m in the icara e Warmins er 1 72 8 . o t c o D e y V g , t minster 17 5 9 . Preb end of War 1 c rds f s r 1 7 8 0 . Re o o Ve t y 1 1 Monu mental Inscriptions in the Chu rch 1 9 0 h ’ h 204 12 . St. Jo n s C u rch T U CE 2 HE CHAPEL OE ST. L REN 05 XXXVI. A l Lands and Tenements b elonging to the Chapel of St . Lau rence 111 1 65 1 ’ 2 Pro ert of . Lau rence 8 Cha el In 1 8 9 . p y St p 7 ' 3 Nu mb r and a s of Enfeofiments . e D te ' 4 ames f F fi s an omina . N o eo ee d N tors 5 Re airs of h a l . p t e Ch pe XXXVII . CHRIST CHU RCH III ONCO FO XXXV . N N RMITY IN WARMINSTER XXX IX. CH ARITIES 1 . Certain 0 1d Charities 2 ’ . Smith s Charity P l ’ 3 . y chard S Charity 4 ’ . Wadman s Charity ’ 5 l s . B ade Charity ’ 6 Kin s . g Charity an l ? 7 . L g ey s Charity ’ 8 Wanse s . y Charity ’ 9 Ho . tchkins Charity 1 ’ 0 . Townsend s Charity ’ 1 1 La es h . w C arity 12 e . Rec nt Charities PERBONS AND THINGS OE NoTE H I S T O RY O F W A RM I N S T E R . 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AR a k in the mis a es of anti tfit on a small E b c ty g q y, cleared space on the north ridge of the COIT MAUR (the a rea W esi e a an erin S ream r se a few ru e G t ood), b d w d g t , o d u ts or ere du a few a es u n er r u n the ri inal of h , w g c v d g o d, o g r f M T ll lu s rim m the esen n o W INS . a t p t tow AR ER T , y, g a , i di es S aine and ain e l e skins u ie W th bo t d p t d, in , occ p d ‘c oth d all da l n in u in ears ol es ars aenas or y o g h nt g b , w v , bo , hy , eer i hi the ense s arou nd em s arme d , w th w ch d wood th w d, or at the summons of their chief making ferocious attacks . — on the settlements of the neighbouring tribes these were i r res n in a i f r the fathe s of the p e t h b tants o Warmi nste . ” Let u s ima ine sa s Au re a kin of u ntr g , y b y, wh t d co y is was in the ime of the an ien ri ns b the n ture th t c t B to , y a of the s il w i i s a s u r ds ere lan er na u ral fer o , h ch o woo d, v y t r u i n of aks es e iall One m n lu e tha' thep od ct o o p c y. ay co c d i isi n — and so ertainl the u i isi n this North D v o , c y So th D v o was a shady dismal wood ; and the inhabitants almost as sal a e as the eas s se ski ns ere eir nl v g b t , who w th o y m rai ent . the ns ru i n of To this Celtic race may b e attribu ted . co t ct o those sepulchral mou nds and mili tary memorials of the ea l all erme Barrows i hi all the ei s d d, oc y t d , w th w ch h ght a rou nd Warminster are crowned . B 2 MI HISTORY OF WAR NSTER . A ill k on the n r of the wn f rmerl are n o w h oc , o th to , o y b , covere i rees ears the name of COP HEAP . Thi s d w th t , b oin mman s fine iews es s u and eastwar O f p t co d v w t, o th, d, ' w ill and ale and man tu mu lz and mili ar earth ood, h , v , y t y works of hi gh antiqu ari an and histori c interest are visib le Th a from its su mmit . e pex of the knoll is a barrow raise d a nsi ra le i i e e wi a nk and c . was to co d b h ght, th ba d t h It ir H ar in 09 H f un ne S .