Calne is a town that has undergone many changes is recent years following the closure of
it's then largest employer Harris Meats. The factory dominated the centre of the town but has now been replaced giving the
town a new look.
Calne's history goes back a long way. In 978 AD a meeting took place between St. Dunstan (the Archbishop
of Caterbury) and a group called Witenagemot.
It is also worthy of note that oxygen was discovered in Calne by Joseph Priestly in the year 1774.
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