Editing Trowbridge (section)

{{short description|County town of Wiltshire, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | type                     = [[County town]]
 | static_image_name        = Town Hall, Trowbridge.jpg
 | static_image_caption     = [[Trowbridge Town Hall]], seen from Fore Street
 | country                  = England
 | official_name            = Trowbridge
 | population               = 37,169
 | population_ref           = (2021 Census)<ref name="census">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Trowbridge: population statistics, 2021 Census |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/wiltshire/E04013047__trowbridge/ |website=CityPopulation.de |date= |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref>
 | unitary_england          = [[Wiltshire (district)|Wiltshire]]
 | lieutenancy_england      = [[Wiltshire]]
 | region                   = South West England
 | constituency_westminster = [[South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Wiltshire]]
 | post_town                = TROWBRIDGE
 | postcode_district        = BA14
 | postcode_area            = BA
 | dial_code                = 01225
 | os_grid_reference        = ST856579
 | coordinates              = {{coord|51.320|-2.208|type:city(50000)_region:GB-WIL|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 | website                  = {{URL|https://www.trowbridge.gov.uk/|Town Council}}
}}

'''Trowbridge''' ({{IPAc-en|'|t|r|əʊ|b|r|ɪ|dʒ}} {{respell|TROH|brij}}) is the [[county town]] of [[Wiltshire]], England; situated on the [[River Biss]] in the west of the county, close to the border with [[Somerset]]. The town lies {{convert|8|mi}} south-east of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], {{convert|31|mi|km}} south-west of [[Swindon]] and {{convert|20|mi|km}} south-east of [[Bristol]]. The parish had a population of 37,169 in 2021.<ref name="census" />

Long a [[market town]], the [[Kennet and Avon canal]] to the north of Trowbridge played an instrumental part in the town's development, as it allowed coal to be transported from the [[Somerset Coalfield]]; this marked the advent of steam-powered manufacturing in woollen cloth mills. The town was the foremost centre of woollen cloth production in south west England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, by which time it held the nickname "The [[Manchester]] of the West".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/228 |title=Trowbridge |department=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council |access-date=4 March 2011 }}</ref>

The parish encompasses the settlements of Longfield, Lower Studley, Upper Studley, Studley Green and Trowle Common.