Removal orders From Warminster, 1690:
Name: THOMAS EMM.
Settlement: Sutton Veny.
Date: 1690.
Category: Community (Warminster)
Topics about organisations and activities in Warminster.
Warminster During Stuart Times
From The Warminster Official Guide And Souvenir 1928 (penned by Victor Strode Manley):
Stuart Times.
During the Civil War between Royalist and Roundhead, the town suffered from the enforced demands of both sides alternately, and several sharp skirmishes occurred. The army of James II mobilised near Cley Hill to meet Monmouth, and being prevented by nose-bleeding at Salisbury from reviewing it, he escaped assassination here.
Snow And Frost In Southern England – Salisbury Cathedral Flooded, 1635
Monday 5th February 1635
Southern England had heavy snow, accompanied by frost, in January 1635. The resultant thaw caused a great flood. Severe flooding occurred in Salisbury on 5th February 1635. Salisbury Cathedral, it is said, was one feet deep in water.
Robert Olden – Earliest Known Surgeon In Warminster
Victoria County History Of Wiltshire, Volume 8, page 114:
The earliest known surgeon [in Warminster] was Robert Olden who flourished in 1620.
Some Surnames Recorded At The Minster, Warminster, During The 16th Century
Some surnames recorded at The Minster, Warminster, during the 16th Century:
Awfelly.
Foundlin.
Glue.
Ironmonger.
Magget.
Pestell.
Pickfat.
Pashion.
Pilchard.
Queale.
Sillets.
Spunly.
Stovie.
Trincall.
Wasen.
Waywise.
Warminster During The Time Of The Normans
From The Warminster Official Guide And Souvenir 1928 (penned by Victor Strode Manley):
Under the Normans, Warminster continued a royal manor free from taxes on condition of lodging the King and his retinue when required. The town grew up around the Parish Church, the market being at Emwell Cross (Obelisk). The Saxon name of the town was WORGEMYNSTER, changed in Domesday to GUERMINSTRE.
The Saxon Period In The Warminster Area
From The Warminster Official Guide And Souvenir 1928 (penned by Victor Strode Manley):
The Saxon ravages began about 500 A.D., and following on their heels came the Danes. Alfred rallied the men of Wessex at Cley Hill in 878 A.D. and forced their surrender at Westbury White Horse, thus laying the foundation of the British Empire in this district.