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England County Quiz - Wiltshire

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Wiltshire?
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Last updated: November 15, 2022
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First submittedDecember 21, 2020
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County town
Trowbridge
Famous prehistoric monument with a ring of standing stones set within earthworks
Stonehenge
Born at Wolfhall in Burbage, this woman was queen of England from 1536 to 1537
Jane Seymour
Largest town in the county which grew hugely with the coming of the railways
Swindon
Motorway which passes through the north of the county
M4
Large country estate,and Palladian Mansion in the southwest of the county
Stourhead
Wiltshire born architect, who is most famous for designing St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Christopher
Wren
Caen Hill is a flight of 29 locks located on this canal near the town of Devizes
Kennet and
Avon Canal
Neolithic henge monument containing the largest megalithic stone circle in the world
Avebury
Ancient city, and the location of a 13th-century cathedral with Britain's tallest spire
Salisbury
Iron Age hill fort which is the site of the earliest settlement of the above city
Old Sarum
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty occupying part of the south of the county
Cranborne
Chase
During his time living in Calne, this chemist and natural philosopher discovered oxygen
Joseph Priestley
Elizabethan country house and estate which is home to a popular safari park
Longleat
Photography pioneer from Lacock Abbey, responsible for some of the world's oldest photos
William Henry
Fox Talbot
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