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History. The earliest sign of human habitation is the Marlborough Mound, a 62-foot-high (19 m) prehistoric tumulus in the grounds of Marlborough College. Recent radiocarbon dating has found it to date from about 2400 BC. [4] It is of similar age to the larger Silbury Hill about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the town.
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Marlborough History Society – Researching the history of Marlborough. The Marlborough History Society was founded in 2001 with the purpose of researching and informing about the history of Marlborough, Wiltshire and wider topics of interest.
A History of Marlborough. Nick Baxter. From the Domesday Book of 1086 through to the First World War, Nick Baxter explores the history... Read More. Marlborough Mound and Castle. David du Croz. Nothing remains today to suggest that Marlborough once boasted a great castle – even the Mound... Read More. Marlborough: A Potted History.
19 de jul. de 2021 · HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1653 Merchant's House on High Street. Marlborough, Wiltshire. Marlborough is an attractive market town on the River Kennet about 10 miles south of Swindon. The town is known for its broad High Street, the second widest in England, and for its large number of attractive 17th-century buildings.
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2 de ene. de 2015 · The borough, (fn. 1) first referred to in 1086 when it paid a third of its revenues to the Crown, (fn. 2) was founded on a royal estate which extended from the Kennet north and south over downland.
Marlborough, Wiltshire: archaeology and history (notes for visitors, prepared by the Royal Archaeological Institute, 2017) Marlborough became a town in the eleventh century, although its precise origins are in doubt.
Marlborough College, a well-known boys’ school, was founded in 1843, and its buildings include the castle, rebuilt in the 17th and again in the 18th century. The town’s trade is largely based on its role as a rural service centre for the surrounding farming area. Pop. (2001) 8,009; (2011) 8,395.
