WESTBURY, a parliamentary borough and market-town of England, Wiltshire, on the N.W. side of Salisbury Plain, 21 miles N.W. of Salisbury, and 100 W. by S. of London. It is an insignificant and irregularly built place, covering a considerable extent of ground; and it consists of one main street, extending from north to south, from which others of smaller size diverge. The parish church is a fine old cruciform building, with a central tower and a beautiful west window. There are here also places of worship for Inde-
Westerham pendants and Baptists, national and other schools, and a handsome town-hall, erected in 1815. The manufacture of woollen cloth was formerly carried on here to a large extent; and though it has somewhat fallen off, it still employs a considerable number of the inhabitants. There are also malt-houses; and an active trade is carried on in cattle, sheep, cheese, malt, &c. Westbury returns one member to Parliament. Pop. (1851) of the borough, 7588; of the township, 3621.