| The town of Warminster, Wiltshire, England lies in the | | | | town was caught between supporters of the monarch |
| western part of the county. It currently has a | | | | and those of the parliament. In fact, it changed hands |
| population of around 17,300 people. It sits astride the | | | | four times during this time period. |
| River Were, which runs through the town itself. It is | | | | Warminster was of great assistance during the First |
| also a part of the West Wiltshire district, with the | | | | World War, when troops of the Commonwealth |
| origins of its name believed to have derived from | | | | countries of Canada, Australia and New Zealand were |
| 'Were-Minster.' | | | | encamped in the town and its environs. Interestingly, it |
| The history of the town goes back to at least the 10th | | | | is near to the prehistoric man-made formation, |
| century, when its name was first noted in the historical | | | | Stonehenge. There are also five main suburbs near |
| records of the day. Though it was first settled in a | | | | the town. |
| serious fashion in the Saxon period of England, there is | | | | The ceremonial county and small unitary district of |
| evidence of Iron Age settlement around the borders of | | | | Wiltshire, in which Warminster resides, lies in the |
| Warminster. | | | | southwestern part of the country. It is a completely |
| Like many other towns in the region, its prosperity | | | | landlocked county, with the famous Salisbury Plain - |
| followed along with the growth of the wool trade | | | | site of Stonehenge - lying within its midst. Additionally, it |
| which took place in the latter part of the Middle Ages. | | | | is within Wiltshire that the main training area of the |
| Warminster also had a vigorous corn market at the | | | | British Army is located. Both the town and the county |
| time. During the English Civil War of 1642 to 1645, the | | | | are classic examples of English life and living. |