Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Westbury within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Westbury.-- market town, par., and hundred, Wilts, 4½ miles S. of Trowbridge, 6½ miles NE. of Frome, and 25 NW. of Salisbury by rail, 12,027 ac., pop. 6014; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday. Agriculture forms the main industry, but there are also mfrs. of fine woollen cloths, ironworks, and a considerable trade in malt. Westbury is a place of great antiquity, with British and Roman remains. It is said to have been chartered by Edward I.; it returned 2 members to Parliament from the time of Henry VI. until 1832, and 1 member from 1832 until 1885.
A village in Westbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.
Two manors recorded in Domesday.
1st Manor
2nd Manor