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Salisbury, a cathedral city, and capital of Wiltshire, 84 m. WSW. of London; the cathedral, founded in 1225, and frequently added to and restored, is one of the finest specimens of Early English architecture; has a number of other interesting old buildings—churches, almshouses, inns, an endowed school, &c.; agriculture is the staple industry; also called New Sarum, and a mile to the N. is the half-obliterated site of Old Sarum, with many interesting historical associations; while round the neighbourhood sweeps the wide, undulating, pastoral Salisbury Plain, with its Druidical circle of Stonehenge (q.v.).

Population (1907) 17,000

From Nuttall Encylopædia, 1907

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929.—North West View of Salisbury Cathedral.
931.—Chapter House, Salisbury.
934.—Gable Crosses.
1026.—Tomb of the Boy Bishop, Salisbury
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Salisbury; Wiltshire; England