Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Trowbridge within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Trowbridge, market town and par., Wilts, on river Biss, 11¾ miles SW. of Chippenham and 97 miles from London by rail - par., 2442 ac., pop. 11,394; town, 2080 ac., pop. 11,040, 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The mfrs. are woollen cloths, kerseymeres, and bedding; engineer-ing and brewing are also carried on. The 14th century parish church contains the tomb of the poet Crabbe, who was rector here from 1814 until his death in 1832.
A village in Whorwellsdown hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.