Trowbridge
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England,
situated on the River Biss in the west of the county,
approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bath, Somerset.
The origin of the name is uncertain; one source claims
derivation from treow-brycg, meaning 'Tree Bridge',
referring to the first bridge over the Biss, while another
source states that the true meaning is the bridge by
Trowle, the name of a hamlet and a common to the west
of the town. The Kennet and Avon canal runs to the north
of Trowbridge and played a large part in the development
of the town as it allowed coal to be transported from
the Somerset coalfields. Trowbridge has a railway station
on the Wessex Main Line. The civil parish of Trowbridge
had a population of 28,148 according to the 2001 census,
making it the largest town in the county, after the
city of Salisbury. Neighbouring towns and villages include
Bradford on Avon, Westbury, Melksham, Devizes, Hilperton,
Southwick and Semington.
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