War memorial
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War memorial
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Mar 2020
Wroughton war memorial is a tall Portland stone cross, dedicated in August 1924 and carries the names of 66 who died in WWI and 26 who died in WWII. The memorial was moved in 1975 from an island in the A4361 road outside the Three Tuns public house Image to its present site. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1427672 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
51.523327
Longitude
-1.794847