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Westbury Road, WESTBURY, BA13 4TE

A view looking to the northeast across the B3098 Melbourne Street towards The Duke public house.

A view looking to the southwest across the B3098 towards the bus shelter on Melbourne Street.

A view looking to the northwest towards Bratton playing field, showing the memorial to the Bratton Iron Works. The car park of The Duke public house can be seen at right.

A detail view of the memorial to the Bratton Iron works, on the B3098 near The Duke public house.

At the junction of the tracks there are not only three ways to go but some fine views. This is looking west along the escarpment over the village of Bratton towards the former cement factory which is seen in the centre of the image. From the priory church in Edington the walk leaves the village by way of Salisbury Hollow, a byway, and ascends Coulston Hill. The route joins the long distance White Horse Trail to pass over Tinhead Hill on a byway to Tenantry Down. Then an ascent of Edington Hill on a footpath before dropping steeply down Picquet Hill on another footpath to return to the start via Sandy Lane.

A fine view from the track near the top of Edington Hill. Luccombe Bottom is directly below, then comes the flank of Picquet Hill with the village of Bratton behind. The former cement factory is in the centre of the image. From the priory church in Edington the walk leaves the village by way of Salisbury Hollow, a byway, and ascends Coulston Hill. The route joins the long distance White Horse Trail to pass over Tinhead Hill on a byway to Tenantry Down. Then an ascent of Edington Hill on a footpath before dropping steeply down Picquet Hill on another footpath to return to the start via Sandy Lane.

The Coach House in the road named The Butts is probably the coach house to the house named The Butts. Bratton is a former agricultural village which lies on the ‘springline’ of the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain about 2½ miles east of the town of Westbury. Large flocks of sheep were pastured on the Downs south of the village and corn was grown on the flat lands to the north. The village was the home of the renowned firm of R & J Reeves who produced agricultural machinery.

This fine detached house is named The Butts and is located in the road of the same name. Built circa 1830 in brick with a 20th century rear extension. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364307 Bratton is a former agricultural village which lies on the ‘springline’ of the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain about 2½ miles east of the town of Westbury. Large flocks of sheep were pastured on the Downs south of the village and corn was grown on the flat lands to the north. The village was the home of the renowned firm of R & J Reeves who produced agricultural machinery.