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Devizes

British

/ dəˈvaɪzəz /

noun

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

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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

They were sold by auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 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

Wiltshire Police said the officer left his marked patrol car to speak to people in a parked vehicle on a field near Devizes on Saturday morning.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

"Oh no," replied the landlord, as if resenting the suggestion, "I was born and bred in Devizes."

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

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