County Road is now open to traffic in both directions.
Police had shut the road between Elmina Road and Manchester Road after officers were called around 7.45pm to concerns about a man inside one of the houses on the street.
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At around 10.30pm a man could be seen being taken out of a house and being put into a police van. The road was reopened shortly afterwards.
Officers at the scene confirmed a man, whose age is not known, had been arrested.
We have approached Wiltshire Police for comment.
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