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{tretching from north-eaft and fouth-weft through 
the county, under the foot of thofe hills, but rifing 
gradually north-weft till it joins the high lands of 
Glocefterfhire. 
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DIVISIONS OF THE COUNTY. 
In {peaking of this county, it is ufual to feparate 
it into two diftriéts, viz.—South Wiltfhire and 
North Wiltfhire ; and the divifion is generally 
made, by fuppofing an eaft and weft line paffing 
through the county at or near Devizes, thereby lea- 
ving Marlborough-Downs in North Wiltfhire ; but in 
treating of the county agriculturally, it will make 4 
more natural divifion to draw an irregular line 
round the foot of the chalk hills, from their entrance 
into the north-eaft part of the county from Berk- 
fhire, to their fouth-weft termination at Maiden- 
Bradley, thereby comprehending she whole of Wilt- 
Joire Downs, with their interfe€ting vallies and fur- 
rounding verges, under the name of “ South Wilt- 
fhire,” or, perhaps more properly {fpeaking, “South- 
eaft Wiltthire,” and calling the refidue of the county 
*‘ North Wiltfhire,” or, more properly, “ North- 
weft Wiltfhire.”’ 
The natural appearance, as well as the agricultu- 
ral application of the two parts of the county, well 
warrant this divifion into South-eaft and Narth- 
weft 
