Orcheston houses [5]
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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Jan 2023
Hunter's Moon is a detached house built in the second quarter of the 19th century. There is a late 19th century rear extension. Constructed with entrance front at right angles to the road, of brick under a hipped Welsh slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1181869 The small village of Orcheston lies on Salisbury Plain about a mile northwest of Shrewton and some 6¼ miles west of Durrington. Salisbury plain has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and Orcheston is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. The source of the River Till is nearby. The village has two 13th century churches.
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