What Is Salisbury Known for?

Salisbury is probably the most famous for its Cathedral, also known as Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the site of Britain's tallest spire, as well as the world's oldest working clock. Finally, the cathedral has one or the original copies of the Magna Carta.

What is special about Salisbury Cathedral?

The cathedral has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain at 80 acres (32 ha). ... It contains a clock which is among the oldest working examples in the world, and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta.

What did Romans call Salisbury?

The name Salisbury, which is first recorded around the year 900 as Searoburg (dative Searobyrig), is a partial translation of the Roman Celtic name Sorbiodūnum. The Brittonic suffix -dūnon, meaning "fortress" (in reference to the fort that stood at Old Sarum), was replaced by its Old English equivalent -burg.