| Warminster is a town in Wiltshire. Its name most | | | | made. Today the only remaining sections of this |
| likely comes from the Were river that runs | | | | once grand structure are the south wall of the |
| through town as its original name was | | | | chancel, the central tower and the south porch. |
| Wereminster. The changing of the name occurred | | | | The church still holds services and is part of the |
| sometime during the early 10th century. The | | | | Cley Hill team ministry. |
| town original was an iron age hill fort that was | | | | The town of Warminster has many military |
| constructed during the Saxon period. Today the | | | | connections as many troops were stationed in the |
| iron age fort site is a conservation area. | | | | surrounding area during World War II. The Land |
| The town did not become very prosperous until | | | | warfare Center and the Salisbury Plain training |
| the wool trade became important. The prosperity | | | | area is based in Warminster. This area has a |
| from wool created many beautiful buildings | | | | Battle group and Royal Artillery live firing ranges. |
| including Salisbury Cathedral and the Minister | | | | The Headquarters Infantry is also based in the |
| Church of Saint Denys. Besides wool Warminster | | | | town. |
| was rich due to the corn market. Many of the | | | | Warminster became of great interesting the |
| warehouses and stores still standing are from the | | | | 1960s and 1970s due to numerous UFO sightings. |
| corn market days. Today the surrounding corn | | | | Today this sighting is labeled as the "Thing" |
| fields are famous for UFO sightings and crop | | | | because it not only is an unidentified object but |
| circles. | | | | also an unidentified sound. There is a great book |
| The Minister of St Denys church is a magnificent | | | | entitled the Warminster Mystery that describes |
| building that was built sometime during the 1100s. | | | | the UFO. The first sightings were in 1961 and |
| It has since been remodeled with several additions | | | | since then over 200 sightings have been recorded. |