Interesting
Facts About Salisbury...
Film
buffs may be interested to learn
that Mompesson House, built in 1701, was the place
where the hit film
“Sense And Sensibility” was shot.
Also
worth a mention is that Salisbury
Cathedral has the tallest spire in England,
weighing in at a massive 404
feet. The Cathedral should be the first port of call for any trip to
Salisbury.
The cathedral also gets into the record books because it exhibits the
worlds
oldest working clock, and one of the only four remaining Magna Carta
scribes.
Salisbury
was the birthplace of famous
English actor Michael Crawford. Aside from winning
Oscars and starring in
several famous films, Michael Crawford was also in the hit British TV
comedy
“Some Mothers Do Have Em”.
As
a tourist location, a whopping 74%
of all visitors to Salisbury come for leisure and holiday purposes.
This number
is extremely high when compared with other cities and highlights just
how
attractive Salisbury is as a holiday destination.
Interestingly,
in a survey conducted
recently, 97% of holidaymakers questioned said that the town either met
or
exceeded their expectations of the town as a holiday location.
Salisbury has a
town population of just over 40,000.
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