Wroughton features [1]
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Wroughton features [1]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 19 May 2018
A milestone at the side of Devizes Road. 18th or early 19th century, it reads Devizes 17; Swindon 3: Listed grade II with details at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023438 The milestone is seen in context at Image The large village of Wroughton lies 2 miles south of Swindon at the foot of the Marlborough Downs escarpment. Two headstreams of the River Ray flow from the downs and meet in the village to run north as Wroughton Stream. There is much evidence of settlement and intensive farming of the area in the Roman period. Originally an agricultural village, most workers now commute into Swindon.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.523859
Longitude
-1.790665