Great Wishford features [7]

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Great Wishford features [7]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 20 Apr 2022

This functional bridge carries the Salisbury branch line over Grovely Road. The Great Western Railway line runs from Westbury to Salisbury as part of the Wessex Main Line. Great Wishford is a village in the valley of the River Wylye in Wiltshire, some 6 miles northwest of Salisbury. The village was settled in the Saxon period and was known as Wicheford (meaning a ford where wych-elms grow). Great Wishford celebrates Oak Apple Day on the 29th of May each year, when villagers claim their ancient rights to collect wood from Grovely Wood. The tradition is said to date back to 1603.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.118377
Longitude
-1.890653