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Devizes

British  
/ dəˈvaɪzəz /

noun

  1. a market town in S England, in Wiltshire: agricultural and dairy products. Pop: 14 379 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Danny Kruger was elected as Devizes MP in 2019 and the MP for East Wiltshire in 2024, with Reform coming fourth in the latter election.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Holly and Sam Garner said Hollychocs, in Devizes, Wiltshire, will shut the Beanery Cafe in August after two years of business.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

"It is an incredibly powerful and poignant message," said Andrew Aldridge, managing director of Henry Aldridge & Son, an auctioneer based in Devizes, Wiltshire.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

Market gardener Phil Collins, from Bromham, near Devizes, said: "There is not going to be enough food grown in this country if things go on like it is."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

On the 11th he came down and invested Hopton’s foot in Devizes itself, while the Royalist cavalry, Hertford and Maurice with them, rode away towards Salisbury.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

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