Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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cathedral city city

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England is a historic cathedral city in southern England, best known for its medieval Salisbury Cathedral and proximity to the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge.

Aliases (1)

Salisbury, Wiltshire ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cathedral city → city →
administeredBy	Wiltshire Council →
cathedralConstructionStarted	13th century →
cathedralDedication	Blessed Virgin Mary →
cathedralSpireHeight	about 123 metres →
ceremonialCounty	Wiltshire NERFINISHED →
climate	temperate maritime climate →
country	England →
dialCode	01722 →
distanceTo	about 20 miles northwest of Southampton → about 80 miles southwest of London → about 9 miles south of Stonehenge →
foundedNear	Old Sarum →
hasCathedral	Salisbury Cathedral →
hasConfluenceWith	River Bourne → River Nadder → River Wylye →
hasCulturalInstitution	Salisbury Museum → Theatre Royal, Salisbury →
hasFunction	market town → regional service centre →
hasHistoricFeature	cathedral close → medieval street plan →
hasLandmark	Old Sarum → Salisbury Cathedral →
hasMarketCharter	medieval period →
hasNearbyAttraction	Stonehenge →
hasRailwayStation	Salisbury railway station →
hasReligiousInstitution	Salisbury Cathedral School →
hasRoadConnection	A30 road NERFINISHED → A338 road NERFINISHED → A345 road NERFINISHED → A36 road NERFINISHED → A360 road →
locatedIn	South West England → United Kingdom → Wiltshire NERFINISHED →
locatedOnRiver	River Avon →
near	Stonehenge →
notableFor	historic city centre → medieval cathedral → proximity to Stonehenge →
OSGridReference	SU145302 →
parliamentaryConstituency	Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) →
postalTown	SALISBURY →
postcodeArea	SP →
region	Wiltshire NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Rhys-Davies → Joseph Fiennes →	placeOfBirth
Edward Heath →	deathPlace
Bishop of Salisbury ("Salisbury, Wiltshire") →	isBasedIn
Royal Berkshire Regiment ("Salisbury, Wiltshire") →	regimentalMuseumLocation