Shrewton features [9]
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Shrewton features [9]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 29 Jan 2020
Alongside Amesbury Road on the bank of the River Till is this marker showing the height of The Great Flood of 13th January 1841. There had been a heavy snowfall with the ground frozen under thick snow. A rapid thaw melted the snow and the melt waters ran over the frozen ground to the River Till. This rose quickly to a depth of 8 feet sweeping along the valley destroying 28 houses and making some 300 homeless. The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.
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Image Location
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51.192932
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-1.903356