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The Ridge, SALISBURY, SP5 2NJ

A grade II listed building, 1820, enlarged 1860.

I have been here many times when visiting my mum.

The plate is on the south-east wall of the church Image and http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm21654 A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height.

This can be found on the wall of St Brinus' Church at Margan's Vale. For more detail see : http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm21654

Three different takeaway outlets on the edge of the village.

The word 'vane' comes from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fane', meaning 'flag'. Originally, fabric pennants would show archers the direction of the wind. Later, the cloth flags were replaced by metal ones, decorated with the nobleman's coat of arms. It was understood that shifts in the wind often indicated changes in the weather. Cardinal points were not added until several centuries later. Weather vanes have always been more than just a wind direction device. Created by skilled craftsman, there is true artistic expression in the varied designs. Initially wood vanes were carved by carpenters or furniture makers, and iron, copper and tin ones were forged by the local blacksmith or tinsmith. In the 19th century weather vanes started to be mass-produced from moulds.

A hipped gablet with niche and statue of St Birinus. For a view of the church Image St Birinus was a Benedictine monk from the monastery of St Andrew in Rome. St Birinus came to England in 634 and he died on 3rd December 650. His feast day is celebrated on 5th December.

The Primrose is a herbaceous perennial plant, low growing, to 10–30 cm tall, with a basal rosette of leaves. The leaves are 5–25 cm long and 2–6 cm broad with an irregularly margin, and a usually short leaf stem. The flowers are 2–4 cm in diameter, borne singly on a slender stem. It flowers in early spring, one of the earliest spring flowers in much of Europe. In appropriate conditions, it can cover the ground in open woods and shaded hedgerows. In more populated areas it has sometimes suffered from over-collection and theft so that few natural displays of Primroses in abundance can now be found. To prevent excessive damage to the species, picking of Primroses or the removal of Primrose plants from the wild is illegal in the UK.