Devizes

British

/ dəˈvaɪzəz /

noun

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

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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

Following defeat in the 1987 election, he returned as MP for the West Country seat of Devizes in 1992 until he retired from the House of Commons in May 2010.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Miyah Warnock was taken from Cornfield Road, Devizes in Wiltshire to Bristol Children's Hospital on 20 September, 2021 but died on 19 October from a brain bleed.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

The family, from Swindon, are being supported by children's hospice Julia's House in Devizes.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2023

Beckhampton Inn, stands at the junction of the two great Mail roads, leading from London to Bath; the southern road passing through Devizes and Melksham; and the northern through Calne and Chippenham.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

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