2017
SU1869 : Marlborough features [8]
taken 7 years ago, near to Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Marlborough features [8]
Owned by Marlborough Town Council, Marlborough Common was given to the borough by King John (reigned 1196 to 1216) as pasture for livestock. At one time, cattle and sheep fairs were held on the Common and were once also held on The Green, thereby giving the names to neighbouring 'Herd Street' and 'Blowhorn Street'. These days the Common is used for recreation.
Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.
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