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Salisbury Road, SALISBURY, SP3 4EF

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Flood Cottages were built to house the homeless of the Great Flood of 1841. Of the original five groups of these flood cottages, three remain. The others are in Orcheston village and Tilshead village. The plaque on the cottages is seen in Maigheach-gheal's image Image The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.

The pump is beside the Flood Cottages.

The brick chapel was constructed in 1816 and was built at the junction of Lower Backway (B3083) with Salisbury Road (A360). The chapel continued through the 20th century, but with a dwindling congregation in the second half, and eventually closed in the 1990s. There is a bench mark on the east face of the building.

Wheatsheaf House was once The Wheatsheaf public house. At one time there were six public houses in the village - at the present time there is only one. The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.

The Old Shop in Salisbury Road is now a private dwelling. The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.

The former Baptist chapel was built in 1816 and closed in 1997. the chapel is now a private dwelling. The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.

The bench mark is to be found on the east wall of the disused chapel. For a wider view of the building Image and for further information on the bench mark and others in the area http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37644

These cottages were built to house victims of flooding in 1841.

This public footpath alongside the River Till is known as Lower Backway and it runs to Homanton Bridge. The village of Shrewton is located on Salisbury Plain and is made up of several early communities and was, until 1934 three separate parishes. The name Shrewton comes from the Old English word for sheriff’s farm or settlement. The village lies on the east to west road from London to Bridgwater via Amesbury and Warminster. The River Till which rises near Tilshead flows through the village on its way to join the River Wylye near Stapleford.