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• History of the Manor and Ancient Barony of Castle Combe, in the County of Wilts: Chiefly Compiled From Original Mss. and Chartularies at Castle Combe; With Memoirs of the Families of Dunstanvile, Badlesmere, Tiptoft, Scrope, Fastolf, etc. (London: Printed by J.B. Nichols and Son, 1852), by George Poulett Scrope (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Natural History of Wiltshire, by John Aubrey (Gutenberg text)
• The natural history of Wiltshire (Printed by J.B. Nichols and Son, 1847), by John Aubrey, John Britton, and London Wiltshire topographical society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs illustrative of the history and antiquities of Wiltshire and the city of Salisbury. (G. Bell, 1851), by Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memorials of old Wiltshire (Bemrose & sons, limited, 1906), by Alice Dryden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The monumental brasses of Wiltshire : a series of examples of these memorials, ranging from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, accompanied with notices descriptive of ancient costume, and generally illustrative of the history of the county during this period (J.H. and J. Parker, 1860), by Edward Kite (page images at HathiTrust)
• A description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire : illustrated by views, drawn and engraved (Published by W. Clarke, J. Carpenter, W. Miller, C. Chappel, White and Cochrane, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Brodie and Co., and J. Storer :, 1812), by James Storer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Propositions for the vvesterne assotiation [sic], with the westerne intentions for their owne preservation. (Edinburgh: [i.e. London?] : For H.W. as truly printed by Evan Tyler, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, as was the Scotish papers lately publish ed [sic] and dispersed in London;, 1646) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The case of the purchasers of some lands, belonging to the corporation of Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts, by leases for 21 years. ([London : s.n., 1689?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The desires, and resolutions of the club-men of the counties of Dorset and Wilts. With the articles of their covenant, and certaine directions for the present behaviour, made, and agreed on at a meeting of the inhabitants (of the said counties) at Gorehedge-corner, May, 25. 1645. and read at Badburie in Dorsetshire, by Mr. Young a lawyer; where there were present neere 4000 armed, with clubs, swords, bils, pitch-forkes, and other severall weapons, &c. Published according to order. (London, : Printed by Tho. Forcet, 1645), by Mr Young (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The concurrent testimony of the ministers in the county of VViltes, with their reverend brethren the ministers of the province of London, to the truth of Jesus Christ, and to the solemn league and covenant : as also, against the errors, heresies, and blasphemies of these times, and the toleration of them. (London : printed for Stephen Bowtell at the Bible in Popeshead-Alley, June 26. 1648) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Dreadfull nevves from VViltshire and Norfolke. Read in the House of Commons upon Saturday last. VVherein is declared the proceedings of the Marquesse of Hartford and the Lord Seymore, in the county of Wiltshire: and the resolution of the inhabitants concerning the said lords. Also the resolution of the Earle of Lindsey, Lord Generall of his Majesties forces, concerning the raising of forces in Norfolke. With the Parliaments determination therein. Hen. Elsing. Cler. Parl. ([London] : Printed for Iohn Smith, 1642), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A petition to His Maiesty; of the three revolting counties in the west, Wilts, Somerset, and Devon. With the cause and reason, and how they intended to spend their last blood in His Majesties cause. Also their resolution to defend themselves with their swords, except His Majesty returns to his Parliament at VVestminster. Published by authority. (London, : Printed by J.H., 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The resolution of Wiltshire presented at Oxford to His Majestie with their contributions. Also the resolution of Herefordshire, &c. ([Oxford : s.n.], printed anno Dom., 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society], 1854), by E. H. Goddard and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine. (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1854), by Wiltshire Archeological and Natural History Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Wiltshire archæological and natural history magazine (H. Bull; [etc., etc.], 1854), by Edward Hungerford Goddard and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (page images at HathiTrust)

• Wiltshire Inquisitiones. (The British record society, 1901), by Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Ethel Stokes, Edw. Alex. Fry, George Samuel Fry, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, and British Record Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Tropenell cartulary, being the contents of an old Wiltshire muniment chest (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1908), by Thomas Tropenell and John Silvester Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
• Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitiones post mortem returned into the Court of Chancery in the reign of King Edward III. A.D. 1327-1377. (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1914), by Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Ethel Stokes, and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (page images at HathiTrust)

• Wiltshire parish registers. Marriages. (Issued to the subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 1905), by Thomas M. Blagg, Thomas H. Baker, E. R. Nevill, John Sadler, and W. P. W. Phillimore (page images at HathiTrust)

• Memoirs of William Beckford of Fonthill, Author of "Vathek" (2 volumes; London: C. J. Skeet, 1859), ed. by Cyrus Redding (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals and antiquities of Lacock Abbey in the county of Wilts; with memorials of the foundress, Ela, countess of Salisbury, and of the earls of Salisbury of the houses of Sarisbury and Longespe; including notices of the monasteries of Brandenstoke, Hinton, and Farley. (J.B. Nichols, 1835), by William Lisle Bowles and John Gough Nichols (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wiltshire leaders, social and political. (Queenhithe Printings and Publishing Co., 1906), by William Gaskill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Recollections of the late William Beckford: of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath, by Henry Venn Lansdown, ed. by Charlotte Lansdown (Gutenberg ebook)

• William Beckford of Fonthill: writer, traveller, collector, caliph, 1760-1844 (New Haven, 1960), by Yale University Library, William Beckford, and Howard B. Gotlieb (page images at HathiTrust)

• Early annals of the episcopate in Wilts and Dorset ... (J. Parker and Co., 1871), by W. H. Rich Jones (page images at HathiTrust)

• Wiltshire Inquisitiones. (The British record society, 1901), by Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Ethel Stokes, Edw. Alex. Fry, George Samuel Fry, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, and British Record Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• The visitation of Wiltshire 1565 (William Pollard & Co., 1897), by William Harvey and George W. Marshall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wiltshire. The topographical collections of John Aubrey, F. R. S., A. D. 1659-70, with illustrations. (Printed and sold for the Society by H. Bull;, 1862), by John Aubrey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The visitation of Wiltshire 1623 (G. Bell & Sons, 1882), by Henry Saint-George, George W. Marshall, Samson Lennard, British Museum, and England. College of Arms (page images at HathiTrust)

• Jefferies' land, a history of Swindon and its environs (Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1896), by Richard Jefferies and S Grace Toplis (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Wiltshire (University press, 1909), by A. G. Bradley (page images at HathiTrust)
• A shepherd's life; impressions of the South Wiltshire downs (E. P. Dutton, 1921), by W. H. Hudson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wiltshire, extracted from Domesday book: to which is added a translation of the original Latin into English. With an index, in which are adapted the modern names to the antient; and with a preface, in which is included a plan for a general history of the county. (Printed by E. Easton, 1788) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Domesday for Wiltshire; extracted from accurate copies of the original records, accompanied with translations, illustrative notes, analysis of contents, and general introduction. (R.E. Peach;, 1865), by W. H. Rich Jones (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes and essays, archæological, historical, and topographical, relating to the counties of Hants and Wilts. (By the author;, 1851), by Henry Moody (page images at HathiTrust)
• A shepherd's life; impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs ... (Methuen & Co., 1916), by W. H. Hudson (page images at HathiTrust)
• To the supream authority, the Parliament of the Commonvvealth of England &c. the humble petition of divers well-affected inhabitants of the county of Wilts. ([London] : Printed at London for Livewel Chapman, 1659) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An apology for the ministers of the county of Wilts, in their actings at the election of Members for the approaching Parliament.: In answer to a letter sent out of the said county, pretending to lay open the dangerous designes of the clergy, in reference to the approaching Parliament. Wherein is shewed, the notorious falshood of the said letter: how injurious it is to the gentlemen elected: and the dangerous designe of it against the ministry. By some of the defamed ministers of the Gospel in the same county. Humphrey Chambers, D.D. John Strickland. Adoniram Bifield. Peter Ince. (London : Printed for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, neer the Royall Exchange, 1654), by Humphrey Chambers, John Strickland, Adoniram Byfield, and Peter Ince (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• His Majesties proceedings in Northamptonshire, Glocestershire, Wilishire and Warwickshire from the 16 of August to the 23 wherein is declared his royall intention and resolution therein concerning the inhabitants of those counties : likewise the resolution of these worthy pillars of the protestant religion : namely the Lord Brookes, Colonell Hollis, Colonell Hampden, Colonell Goodwin, Colonell Fines, who are now marching towards Warwickshire with 6000 horse and foot. ([London?] : ... Printed for I. Williams, Aug 23, 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Agricultural survey of Wiltshire (Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1813), by Thomas Davis and Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Catalogue of Antiquities in the Museum of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society at Devizes (2 volumes in 1; Devizes: The Society at the Museum, 1896-1911), ed. by William Cunnington, Maud Edith Pegge Cunnington, and E. H. Goddard (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Druidical Temples of the County of Wilts (London: J. R. Smith; Salisbury: W. B. Brodie and Co., 1846), by Edward Duke (multiple formats at Google)
• Guide to the British and Roman antiquities of the North Wiltshire downs in a hundred square miles round Abury. Being a key to the large map of the above (Published by the Marlborough college Natural history society, 1884), by Alfred Charles Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• The white horses of the West of England : with notices of some other ancient turf-monuments (Allen & Storr, 1892), by William Charles Plenderleath (page images at HathiTrust)
• Church bells (J.H. Parker, 1857), by W. C. Lukis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wiltshire. The topographical collections of John Aubrey, F. R. S., A. D. 1659-70, with illustrations. (Printed and sold for the Society by H. Bull;, 1862), by John Aubrey (page images at HathiTrust)
• An enquiry into the patriarchal and druidical religion, temples, &c. Being the substance of some letters to Sir Hildebrand Jacob, Bart. where-in, the primaeval institution and universality of the Christian scheme is manifested; the principles of the patriarchs and druids are ... shewn to correspond entirely with each other, and both with the doctrines of Christianity; the earliest antiquities of the British islands are explained; and an account given of the sacred structures of the druids. (Printed for L. Davis, 1755), by William Cooke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals and antiquities of Lacock Abbey in the county of Wilts; with memorials of the foundress, Ela, countess of Salisbury, and of the earls of Salisbury of the houses of Sarisbury and Longespe; including notices of the monasteries of Brandenstoke, Hinton, and Farley. (J.B. Nichols, 1835), by William Lisle Bowles and John Gough Nichols (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs illustrative of the history and antiquities of Wiltshire and the city of Salisbury. (G. Bell, 1851), by Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memorials of old Wiltshire (Bemrose & sons, limited, 1906), by Alice Dryden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The druidical temples of the country of Wilts. (J. R. Smith, 1846), by Edward Duke (page images at HathiTrust)
• The monumental brasses of Wiltshire : a series of examples of these memorials, ranging from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, accompanied with notices descriptive of ancient costume, and generally illustrative of the history of the county during this period (J.H. and J. Parker, 1860), by Edward Kite (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tumuli Wiltunenses : a guide to the barrows on the plains of Stonehenge (J. Rutter, 1829), by Richard Colt Hoare (page images at HathiTrust)

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