Editing Trowbridge (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:St James, Trowbridge (27447389711).jpg|thumb|St James, the town's parish church]]
Methodism was introduced to the town by local evangelist [[Joanna Turner]] in the 18th century. Trowbridge was the birthplace of Sir [[Isaac Pitman]] in 1813, developer of the [[Pitman shorthand|Pitman]] system of shorthand writing,<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/917/000095632/ Sir Isaac Pitman], born in Trowbridge: [[NNDB]] website. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.</ref> who has several memorial plaques. [[Matthew Hutton (archbishop of Canterbury)|Matthew Hutton]] (later archbishop of Canterbury) was the town's rector from 1726 to 1730.<ref>[http://www.pisle.com/troweb/ttc/museum.htm Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107004527/http://www.pisle.com/troweb/ttc/museum.htm |date=7 January 2008 }}, town's rector: ''Troweb'' website. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.</ref> The poet [[George Crabbe]] held the same position from 1814 until his death in 1832.<ref>[http://www.britainunlimited.com/Biogs/Crabbe.htm George Crabbe, poet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031027120759/http://www.britainunlimited.com/Biogs/Crabbe.htm |date=27 October 2003 }} and rector of Trowbridge: ''Britain Unlimited'' website. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.</ref>

[[Mary Mortimer]], born in Trowbridge in 1816, became an American educator. Sir [[William Cook (scientist)|William Cook]], born in Trowbridge in 1905, was involved with the development of the British [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]] at [[Aldermaston]] in the 1950s, becoming the establishment's deputy director.<ref>[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/trowbridge/facts.html Sir William Cook KCB Kt FRS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006184711/http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/trowbridge/facts.html |date=6 October 2008 }}, notable resident: ''Local Authority Publishing'' website. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.</ref>

[[William Roger Brown|Sir William Roger Brown]] (1831–1902), a Trowbridge mill-owner, employed more than a thousand people and donated a school, almshouses, and the [[Trowbridge Town Hall]] to the town.<ref>"Sir William Roger Brown" in ''The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine'' (1902), p. 230</ref><ref>"SIR WILLIAM ROGER BROWN" in Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, ''Armorial Families'' (1895), [https://books.google.com/books?id=KDw6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR34 p. xxxiv]</ref>

[[David Stratton]], the film critic was born in Trowbridge in 1939.<ref name="Penguin">{{Cite web|title=David Stratton|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/david-stratton|access-date=2021-10-11|website=www.penguin.com.au|language=en}}</ref> He founded the Melksham and District Film Society before emigrating to Australia in 1963, where he ran the [[Sydney Film Festival]] for 17 years, as well as presenting the film review shows ''[[The Movie Show]]'' on [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] and [[At the Movies (Australian TV program)|''At The Movies'']] on the [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC]].<ref name="Penguin" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-24|title=David Stratton documentary to offer a star-studded portrait of a very private man|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/24/david-stratton-documentary-offers-a-star-studded-portrait-of-a-very-private-man|access-date=2021-10-11|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

[[Nick Blackwell]], professional boxer and former British middleweight champion, is from Trowbridge, as are footballer [[Nathan Dyer]] (who played for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the 2015-16 season<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34121913|title=Nathan Dyer: Leicester sign Swansea winger on loan|date=1 September 2015|department=[[BBC Sport]]|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> when they won the Premier League), disgraced<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keogh|first1=Frank|title=Stephen Lee: Snooker player given 12-year ban for match-fixing|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/24223268|department=BBC Sport|work=BBC News|access-date=3 June 2016|date=25 September 2013}}</ref> snooker player [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]], and [[Danny Talbot|Daniel Talbot]], winner of the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|2017 World Athletics Championships]] in a time of 37.47sec – the third fastest time in history.

The [[Oliver Twins]], who created the [[Dizzy (series)|Dizzy]] series of games amongst others, and in 1990 founded [[Interactive Studios]] (later Blitz Games), grew up in Trowbridge. A building at [[the Clarendon Academy]] is named after the brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blitzgamesstudios.com/news/archive/Oliver_Twins_honoured_with_naming_of_school_building/41|title=News :: Archive :: Oliver Twins honoured with naming of school building|publisher=Blitz Games Studios|date=12 September 2013|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

[[Tom Gale (high jumper)|Tom Gale]], high jumper who represented Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; went to school in Trowbridge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tokyo 2020: Bath-born high jump star Tom Gale proud to be representing Team GB and Team Bath on the Olympics stage |url=https://www.teambath.com/2021/07/23/tom-gale-high-jump-tokyo-olympics/ |website=University of Bath/Teambath |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>