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Bourton Lane, DEVIZES, SN10 2LH

These three cottages, Windrush Cottage, Meadowsweet Cottage and Wansdyke Cottage are 16th or 17th century and are listed, grade II, with details at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033736

And view over the western end of the Vale of Pewsey. Bourton is the hamlet on the other side of the wheatfield. The north west escarpment of Salisbury Plane is on the far side of the valley.

This fork in the road is just North of the small hamlet of Bourton which in turn is just to the North of Bishops Cannings at the foot of Roughridge Hill at the West end of the Vale of Pewsey. The lane comes from Bishops Cannings and splits at this point, the left going a short way to a track then a path leading up Roghridge Hill and the right leads to Easton Farm. As can be seen from the signs in the picture both ways are dead ends.

Seen from the road alongside the delightfully named Sloe Gin Cottage.

A large unattractive building.

Seen from the footpath.

From the junction there are three ways to go. This is the road leading to Bourton and Bishops Cannings.

Seen from the footpath is Bourton Manor Farmhouse. The tall hedge that partly hid the house in 2018 Image has been removed. Starting at Horton Chain Bridge, the walk initially runs along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal then follows a path to Horton before crossing the canal and heading to Bourton. A footpath leads to Easton then a bridleway to Harepath Farm and a byway back to the start. About 5 miles including a visit to Horton Mill Farm. Both Horton and Bourton are former agricultural villages. Horton has no one focus and is principally a linear village whilst Bourton is more compact. To the north of the villages there are many prehistoric and medieval earthworks including Wansdyke. Fishwater, a marshy hollow at Bourton is the source of the western headwater of the Salisbury River Avon.

The farmhouse is glimpsed from the footpath.