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Trowbridgetrō'brĭj, trou'–, town (1991 pop. 27,299), Wiltshire, S England. It is a market town and a long-established center for the manufacture of woolen goods. Brewing, food processing, and light engineering are also important industries. The 13th-century parish church contains the tomb of the poet George Crabbe, rector of Trowbridge from 1814 to 1832. A College of Further Education is in Trowbridge.
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Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset. The origin of the name is uncertain; one source claims derivation from treow-brycg, meaning 'Tree Bridge', referring to the first bridge over the Biss, Town Official Guide, Trowbridge TOwn Council, 2008 Origins of the name Trowbridge: Strum.co.uk website. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
while another source states that the true meaning is the bridge by Trowle, the name of a hamlet and a common to the west of the town.
The Kennet and Avon canal runs to the north of Trowbridge...more »
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- Collins, Eddie
Collins, Eddie (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the American...
- Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte di
Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte di, 1743–95, Italian adventurer, magician, and alchemist, whose real name was Giuseppe Balsamo. After early misadventures in Italy he traveled in Greece, Arabia, ...
- Crabbe, George
Crabbe, George, 1754–1832, English poet, b. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. After practicing medicine for a short time, he went to London in 1780, hoping to earn money by his writing. He was befriended by...
