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Britford
Britford Water meadows along a channel of the River Avon at Britford, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

Salisbury

former district, England, United Kingdom
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Salisbury, England

Salisbury, former district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southern England, centered on the historic city of Salisbury and occupying the southern part of the county. It is a predominantly rural area in which cattle and produce are raised. The Ministry of Defense owns much of the land and maintains a number of camps there. The area is rich in prehistoric monuments, including Stonehenge, Neolithic burial sites, and Iron Age strongholds.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.