Wiltshire

Email: Survey Officer

Astronomers

Observatories

Astronomy Groups

Astronomical Sites

Lacock Abbey  (1539- ) home of  William Henry Fox Talbot, where he pioneered the technique of early photography and also had an interest in astronomy (Wiki).

Stonehenge (3100-1600 BCE), Salisbury Plain, a megalithic monument, at least 5000 years old. Its function is still debated with claims from a temple to an astronomical observatory (Wiki).

Other Astronomical Associations

Useful addresses

County Record Office

Libraries and Heritage Headquarters, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8BS, England (Tel 01225 713709; Fax 01225 713515; Email wsro@wiltshire.gov.uk; URL http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/html/records___archives.html)