The small Wiltshire market town is well known for the enormous white horse carved into the nearby Westbury Hill. It is thought that the famous chalk horse only dates back the the late sixteen hundreds. To keep maintenance costs to a minimum the Westbury White Horse is now 'preserved' by a concrete skin and a border made of stones cemented into place. The town centres on its historic Market Place and the 14 century All Saints' Church. The church has the third heaviest ring of bells in the world, as well as an Erasmus Bible and an unusual sixteenth century clock that has no face and was constructed by a local blacksmith. Westbury once hosted a wool and cloth industry that included many glovers, partly because the area has a good supply of spring water to serve these trades. The town, and the surrounding area, were famous for high quality cloth. Iron Ore has been mined and smelted at Westbury for thousands of years but that has also now vanished from the town. Today newer industries and tourism have taken the place of wool and glove, the Blue Circle cement factory and a collection of light industries provide local jobs.
Attraction
Bratton Camp and White Horse
Brokerswood Country Park
Care Home
Classes
Cottage
Dentist
Doctor
Estate Agent
Allen & Harris
Halifax Property Services
Taylors Estate Agents
Town & Country Estates
Market
Northacre Market & Car Boot
Westbury Country Market
Pub and Bar
Angel Inn
Kings Arms
Lamb Inn
Oak Inn
Prince Of Wales
Railway Inn
Restaurant
Cedar Hotel & Restaurant
Kings Arms
Lamb Inn
Prince Of Wales
Tale of Spice 2
School
Westbury Infant School
Westbury Junior School
Westburyleigh School
Solicitor
JWP Solicitors & Advocates
Pinniger Finch & Co
Taxi
Sports Clubs
Westbury Premier TTC (Table Tennis)
Shops
Barters Plant Centre
The Secret Garden
Bratton Plant Centre
All Instruments Ltd
Art-Wall
Activities
Westbury Wheelers(Cycling)
Places to Stay near Westbury
Sun Inn (2.42 miles)
Under new managemant, serving fine real ales and great value home cooked food prepared by the resident chef, The Sun Inn is a traditional English pub with a warm, friendly atmosphere. With Rooms at the Inn, ... More | visit website
Crown Hotel (2.43 miles)
The wide, tree-lined market place in Brackley, with its Georgian and Victorian houses and shops, is the delightful setting for this 13th century coaching inn. Enjoy idyllic leisurely walks along bridleways and ... More
Manor Grange (3.66 miles)
Premier Inn Silverstone (4.59 miles)
Located on the A43 between Towcester and Brackley, close to the M1 and M40. Local attractions include Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Golf and Country Club and Whittlebury Hall. For shops and local amenities Towcester town centre ... More | visit websiteVilliers Hotel & Bar (4.68 miles)
Villiers Hotel & Resaurant has been beautifully refurbished around an original cobbled courtyard that once stabled 150 horses in Cromwellian times. 49 individually designed en-suite bedrooms and suites with all the facilities you would expect from ... More | visit website
The White Hart Hotel (4.73 miles)
SUPERB NEWLY REFURBISHED ROOMS - completed October 2009! The White Hart, located off the market square within the historical town of Buckingham, was built as a coaching inn during the ... More
Buckingham Hotel (5.03 miles)
A modern 70 bedroom non smoking hotel with Leisure Club, offering excellent cuisine, spacious open plan public areas, free parking and always a warm welcome. An ideal place to stay when visiting Oxford, Stratford Upon ... More | visit website
Astwell Mill (5.09 miles)
Travelodge Buckingham (5.34 miles)
There are loads of reasons our customers choose to stay at Travelodge. Our great value clean and comfortable rooms with en-suite provide everything needed for a good night's sleep and are close to where people ... More | visit website
Home Farmhouse Charlton (5.86 miles)
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