WESTBU1IY, Wiltshire, a market-town and parliamentary borough, and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated in 52° 15' N. 1st., 2° 9' W. long., distant 12 miles S.W. from Devizes, 100 miles W. by S. from London by road, and 1094 miles by the NVilts and Somerset branch of the Great Western railway. The population of the parliamen tary borough of Westbury in 1851 was 7029. The living is a vicarage, in the arelideaconry and diocese of Salisbury. The Poor-Law Union, which is called the Westbury and Whorweladown Union, from the two adjoining hundreds so named with which its area is nearly conter minous, contains 10 parishes and townships, with an arca of 30,914 acres, and a population in 1851 of 12,530.
Westbury is a place of considerable antiquity, and numerous Roman coins have been dug up in the neighbourhood. Westbury Leigh forma a street, separated by en interval of open road from the principal street of Weethury. 'rho church is a large ancient building, with a central tower, and a flue wont wiudow. There are chapels for Inde
pendents and Baptiste, and National and Infant schools. The town-ball is a handsome building. Tho clothing manufacture Is carried on. Tho market is on Friday, and them are four yearly fairs.
WESTBURY-ON-SEVElitN, Gloucestershire, a village and the seat of n Pocr-Law Union, is situated on the right bank of tho river Severn, In 51' 50' N. lat., 2' 21' W. long., distant 9 miles S.W. from Gloucester, and Ill miles W. by N. from London. The population of the parish of IVestbury-on-Severn in 1851 was 249S. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol Westbury-on-Severn Poor-Law Union contains 14 parishes and town ships, with an area of 43,246 acres, and a population in 1851 of 13,124. Wsetbory stands at the north-eastern corner of the Forest of 1)ean. Beside* the parish church, there is a chapel for Independents. National schools are supported partly from endowment