Wroughton houses [21]
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Wroughton houses [21]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Mar 2020
Number 18 High Street is 18th century with a 19th century central doorway (left) and early 19th century (right). The right part has a late 19th century shop front and was the post office until 1996. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1299571 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
51.522519
Longitude
-1.795571