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Need More Information? Try Our Recommended Partner Sites
​Box Rock Circus,  Local Geology explained: www.boxrockcircus.org.uk
Corsham Facebook, Neighbouring Town:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1451989915101738/
Historic Buildings, Listed Buildings:  www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
Kingsdown Memories, Victor Painter's memiores: www.choghole.co.uk/victor/victormain.htm
On-Line Parish Clerks, Census and Archives: www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/
Parish Council, Facilities and Information: http://www.boxparishcouncil.gov.uk/
JSU Quarrying Report, Local Area:  http://corsham.thehumanjourney.net/pdfs/CORSHAM_report.pdf
Stone Quarrying, Box & Corsham:  www.choghole.co.uk/Main%20page.htm
Roman Villa, Box Roman Villa:  www.boxromanvilla.org.uk
Rudloe Scene, Rudloe & Area: www.rudloescene.co.uk​
​Sorigny, French Twinning Group:  https://sorigny-comitejumelage.com/
St Thomas a Becket, Box Church photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/churchcrawler/albums/72157623765890496​
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Book Reviews for Interesting Reads about Box area
Bohun & Bigod, Norman Conquest of Box, Jane Cox
Brewer, Strange Journey of Humphries Brewer, ​Martin Stower and Jean Coburn
​Brunel, One Single Ticket: Robert Wallace
​Corsham Revealed, Julian Carosi

Deane, Shadow of Mary Deane: Patricia Whalley
Digging Bath Stone  David Pollard
Phillips, Operation XX and Me, ​Glyndwr Phillips
Pickwick: A Place in Time, Tony Clark and John Maloney