Services
For Sale, Free or Wanted in Burton – Marketplace
To advertise items for sale sign up to the For Sale, Free or Wanted in Burton in Wiltshire and Surrounding Area group on Facebook Marketplace.
Services
Charity Shop Collection Service
Regular free collection service for Wendy’s Wish charity (Charity no. 1175368) Clear out your clutter and help an amazing cause Help Wendy’s Wish raise money for the Eye Tumour Research fund and to help cancer patients and their families during difficult times. What can be collected Adult, baby and children’s clothes, Read more…
Events
What makes Nettleton Parish so special for nature
Sunday 15th May 10.00-11:30 St Mary the Virgin Church, West Kington Invitation from Julia Howey If you would like to find out more about nature in our parish, please join us for a guided walk (1.5 hrs approx) looking at river banks, grassland, woodland and verges. We will meet at 10am Read more…
Natural Science
Sky Watch 1
Blog by Ian Wilson A resume of local weather in the Burton area together with pointers of what to see in the night sky. The year started quietly with January dominated, much of the month, by a large area of high pressure or anticyclone (same thing). This gave us an unusually Read more…
Cycling
Burton Cycle Route No. 11
Burton – Littleton Drew – Grittleton – Alderton – Badminton – Acton Turville – Burton 11.1 miles, 310 ft (95m) Download map Blog by Ian Wilson This route is best avoided after heavy rain as one section is liable to flooding. Leave Burton eastbound on the B4039 Read more…
History
Massacre in the Temple
The Shrine of Apollo in the post-Roman era Where the Fosse Way crosses the Broadmead Brook, beneath the tranquil valley at Nettleton Shrub lurks a secret dark and ancient. Who would guess this now peaceful conservation area was witness to successive waves of violent assault in the post-Roman era? Two Read more…
Book Club
Burton Book Club: Group Read for April 2022
This month, we have a double-header, take your pick of either, or read both. A Certain Slant of Light (2005) by Laura Whitcomb In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking Read more…
Book Club
Bookmark – April 2022
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In a first for the literary giant, Penguin Classics is publishing black spine editions of some of Marvel’s iconic work. The editions will come with scholarly introductions. Penguin Classics said, Read more…
Cycling
Burton Cycle Route No. 10
Burton – Nettleton – West Kington – West Kington Wick – Mountain Bower – Fosse Way – Nettleton – Burton 8.4 miles , 500 ft (150m) climbing Download map Blog by Ian Wilson A shortish route but with a fair amount of climbing, though none too arduous with or Read more…
History
What’s in a name?
A place’s name can tell us much about its history, including settlement patterns, landscape, agriculture, farming and commerce, language, societal hierarchies, administration, cultural attitudes, religion and regional politics. We’ve been delving in the archives to find out more about our local area. Settlements Waterways Roads Acknowledgement With grateful thanks to the Read more…