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This volume, the first to be published in the VCH Wiltshire series since 2011, presents histories of Chippenham and six adjacent parishes, Bremhill, Christian Malford, Hardenhuish, Kington Langley, Ki...

The blog for Grounds for Appeal: First World War Military Service Appeal Tribunals in Great Britain, a project led by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre with funding from the National Lottery Herita...

The personal papers of engineer Alex Moulton reveal he was involved, tangentially at least, with early investigations into the V-1.

In February I was asked by Maggie Dee at Warminster Community Radio to speak about the work of Wiltshire Buildings Record (WBR), and my particular interest in the town. The WCR studio is tucked away n...

At the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, our collections never stop surprising us. Among the St John family archive from Lydiard House (Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire) is this charming 19th‑century gr...

Dr Louise Ryland-Epton describes the gestation of the latest Victoria County History (VCH), publications on Chippenham and its neighbourhood, looking at how this work was informed by earlier scholarsh...

John Aubrey was born ‘very weak and like to dye’ at Lower Easton Piercy in Kington St Michael on 12 March 1626. But he survived, and as an adult, he continued to cheat death. He survived smallpox. He ...

Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors

The Wiltshire Local Studies Ephemera Collection at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre comprises of hundreds of folders full of social history!

September is turning out to be quite a cultural month for me, with visits to local museums and exhibitions, giving me the opportunity to learn more about local social history, all with a link to te…

Expert speakers at Wiltshire Buildings Record's Study Day on 'The Age of Innovation' will cover diverse topics including Model Farms, historic racecourses and William Morris.

Exploring the Magna Carta documents held at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre with work experience students

Community History Advisor Gianna shares some particularly tactile archives and recreates patterns from history!

The archaeological history of Sherston reveals some intriguing possibilities. Wiltshire's Assistant County Archaeologist investigates...