Talk:History of Wiltshire

Headings
This page should be chronological or with headings or both. I don't have the time on my hands to do it, myself. Thelb4! | Talk to me 19:03, 10 September 2005 (UTC)


 * I would think headings, then chronological within each section. I've made a stab at some headings and subheads, and moved most of the pics (which seemed to be randomly positioned) into a roughly chronologically-ordered marginal strip, apart from a couple which seemed vaguely relevant to the sections I placed them in. SiGarb 00:22, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Parts of Wiltshire to the south and east of Reading
The first series Ordnance Survey maps 7, 8 and 12 (dating from between 1817 and 1822) show three areas to the south and east of Reading as being Part of Wilts. One of these is centred around Spencers Wood, another around Farley Hill, and the last and largest stretches from just north of Wokingham north to Twyford. All of these must be 30 miles from the nearest part of what is now Wiltshire, and are now part of Berkshire (in so far as that county still exists). I suspect this article probably ought to cover this strange anomaly; both how it came to be, and when these places ceased to be in Wiltshire. Anybody know the answers. -- Chris j wood 13:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Just seen a link to what might be the answer in prior discussion on Talk:Wiltshire; I'll follow up. -- Chris j wood 12:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Swindon
Swindon is part of the historic county but gets no mention at all! Has it been excluded merely because it's recently become a unitary authority? Not a valid reason, I'd suggest. I've added a quick cross-reference under 'Industry' and will come back to it when I have time but it will take some research to give it the appropriate weight right through. Major_Clanger (talk) 10:47, 3 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, yes. Please write more about Swindon. (For what it's worth, the current ceremonial county also includes Wiltshire.)  I look forward to reading it. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 12:53, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

map
Very useful map of Wiltshire from 1805, not sure how to include this in the article.. https://biblio.unibe.ch/web-apps/maps/zoomify.php?pic=Ryh_1805_28.jpg&col=ryh&locale=en