War memorial
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War memorial
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 20 Apr 2022
Wylye war memorial is located in the churchyard of the church of St Mary. The memorial is a granite wheel-head cross upon a tall shaft with moulded foot. This rises from a tapering, four-sided plinth, on a square base. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1451934 The village of Wyle is located halfway between Salisbury and Warminster, some 9½ miles (15 kilometres) from both. The village is astride the River Wylye and is just south of the major road intersection with the junction of the A36 and the A303. Within the wider area Bronze Age artefacts have been found, there is an Iron Age hill fort and a Roman Road runs east to west.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.138767
Longitude
-1.99013