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Salisbury City Guide |
Salisbury is a cathedral city that is located in Wiltshire, England. The city is also known as New Sarum, which is meant to set it apart from the settlement that is found north of the city, which is Old Sarum. While the name New Sarum has been used, the town is more well known as Salisbury. The city is located south and east of Wiltshire and is very near the edge of the Salisbury Plain. Salisbury is actually located where five different rivers come together. These rivers are the Nadder, Eblle, Wylye, and Bourne which are tributary to the Avon. The city is served by the Salisbury railway station and is the site where the West of England Main Line and the Wessex Main Line cross over and make a regional interchange.
The city of Salisbury may not have been named a city until about 1220, but it has long been a settlement. Evidence has been found that dates the town to the Iron Age. It is known that the Romans called their fort in this area Sorviodunum. The Saxons also inhabited the area and called it Searesbyrig, and the Normans built a castle on the land called Seresberi.
Salisbury saw its first cathedral built on its land starting in 1075. This cathedral was built on the hill and a larger building would later be built in the same location in 1130. The city was named Salisbury in 1220 and with first official cathedral being built in 1221. The town was planned out and built rather rapidly. The town was planned out in a grid pattern that would make it easy to get around. The town grew quickly and by the 14th century it was the largest town in Wiltshire.
Salisbury has an oceanic climate that is much like that of most of the United Kingdom. The warmest months in the city are July and August and the coldest months are January and February. Regardless of time of year, the town holds a market on Tuesday and Saturday each week and has been holding these weekly markets since 1227. In 1226 King Henry III granted a charter for the town to hold a fair that would last eight days. The fair became known as the Feast of the Assumption of Mary and originally was held on the 15th of August. While the fair is not always held on this date anymore, it is still held and is now more of a fun fair than anything else. The Market Place is closed for three days to host the festival for three days starting on the third of October.
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