Salisbury features [18]
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Salisbury features [18]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 Dec 2019
The wall of the Cathedral Close, seen here in Exeter Street. The wall is virtually complete around the north, east and south sides of the Close. The build date is probably 1331 when King Edward III granted permission to use material remaining at Old Sarum for the purpose. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1251543 A cathedral was established at the Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum by the Normans. In 1220 the cathedral was removed to the nearby plain and New Sarum (Salisbury) grew up around it, receiving a city charter in 1227. Located at the confluence of five rivers (Avon, Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne) the city is prone to flooding. Traffic between the ports of Southampton and Bristol, passes around the city's ring-road via the A36 causing much congestion.
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