Wylye houses [6]
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Wylye houses [6]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 20 Apr 2022
White Cottage, Fore Street, is set gable end to the street. The oldest part, nearest the street, is late 17th century of banded flint and limestone under a thatch roof. The middle part is 18th century of rendered limestone under a thatch roof. The newest part is 20th century of painted brick under a tile roof. There is another view of the house at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1146212 The village of Wylye 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
51.137131
Longitude
-1.990159