Digital sources of online Historical Information about Devizes, neighbouring towns and Wiltshire.

Online books are ideal for those who want to use the internet at their own convenience to find out about the history of the area we live in. The links below are all searchable, can be read in different formats and offer full text versions which can be copied. The PDF version has any drawings that are present in the original whilst full text versions are faster to search.

James Waylen has written two full and comprehensive histories of Devizes. His Chronicles were written in 1839 and his larger and more accurate History of Devizes was written in 1859. These are excellent sources of information for those interested in Devizes. I have found other History online books about Calne, Chippenham and Marlborough and these are fascinating too.

• Devizes: History of Devizes 1859 by James Waylen - this is fuller and more accurate than the Chronicles

• Devizes: Chronicles of Devizes 1839 - by James Waylen. This interesting too, but not always as accurate as the later 1859 book.It does however contain information not in the 1859 book

• Calne: The History of the Borough and Town of Calne by A.E.W. Marsh 1903. 

• Chippenham: History of Chippenham by Reverend J.J. Daniell 1894

• Marlborough: History of Marlborough. by James Waylen 1854.

• "Marlborough in Olden times" an article from Memorials of old Wiltshire 1906

2)  Journals  of the Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Society Journals online. This is a valuable resource on Wiltshire archaeology, and history. The volumes included are from 1854 to 1908. There is an index provided too.

3) Wiltshire Notes and Queries was an Antiquarian and Genealogical journal published between 1893 and 1916. It has some interesting historical articles on Wiltshire with some good photogtaphs. Control and click on the blue link below to get the various volumes.

4) British History online - Victoria County History of Wiltshire 

This may be a little slow to load. Each section has a detailed index

 Devizes 

    Volume 10: Devizes Town, Castle and  estates

    Volume 10: Devizes:  Trade, agriculture and local government'

    Volume 10: Devizes:  Religion, churches, education and charities

 Wiltshire 

    Wiltshire Volume 3   Governmental history of the county, medicine and public health

    Wiltshire Volume 4   Agricultural, industrial, social and sporting history of the county

5) Wiltshire Council History Resources

    Devizes Schools Information from the Council's Community History programme

   Devizes Churches  Information from the Council's Community History programme

6) Other Links 

    Union Workhouse Devizes 1837 to 1914

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