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Salisbury Crown Court
Salisbury Law Courts is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, and a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Wilton Road, Salisbury, England. It also accommodates the local Magistrates' court (England and Wales), magistrates' court. History All magistrates' court hearings in Salisbury were originally held in the courtroom in the west wing of Salisbury Guildhall. Additional judicial facilities, to accommodate the crown and county courts, were established in Alexandra House in St John's Street in the mid-1980s. However, as the number of court cases in Salisbury grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse to accommodate the crown and county courts as well as the magistrates' court. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department, on the north side of Wilton Road, had been occupied by the recreation ground for the Old Manor Hospital, Salisbury, Old Manor Hospital which had closed in 2003. Work on the new building started in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire, near the edge of Salisbury Plain. Salisbury Cathedral was formerly north of the city at Old Sarum. The cathedral was relocated and a settlement grew up around it, which received a city charter in 1227 as . This continued to be its official name until 2009, when Salisbury City Council was established. Salisbury railway station is an interchange between the West of England Main Line and the Wessex Main Line. Stonehenge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is northwest of Salisbury. Name The name ''Salisbury'', which is first recorded around the year 900 as ''Searoburg'' ( dative ''Searobyrig''), is a partial translation of the Roman Celtic name ''Sorbiodūnum''. The Brittonic suffix ''-dūnon'', meaning "fortress" (in reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
