Our Landscape, Our History As already reported on this website, Wiltshire’s topography shaped its farming patterns and trade. The lie of the land, along with other factors, also contributed to the spread of radicalism during the Renaissance. In England, the Renaissance is marked by the rebirth of the human spirit Read more…
About us We are a friendly group who love making stuff. We enjoy sharing new ideas and tips and picking up new crafts from each other. Not only that, but many of our projects are made to raise money for charity. This group is for novice and experienced makers as Read more…
Sunday 7 May, 2-6pm Location: the field behind the Church Come along to celebrate the Coronation with friends and neighbours Find out what you can expect on the day, what help is required, where to pledge food contributions, and what to bring on the day, plus templates to download. The Read more…
Our place in history The story so far. We have seen evidence of Neolithic and Roman activity in the parish of Nettleton. Here we take a look at the early medieval period, and of the presence of Saxons and Vikings in Wiltshire. Tyranny in the wake of Roman exit Following Read more…
Our Landscape, Our History: Water Mills Deriving from the Burton and Broadmead Brooks, the By Brook descends some 200m in 25km from its highest point to its confluence with the River Avon. The By Brook has powered at least 20 water mills along its length since ancient times. By Brook Read more…
Our landscape, our history Land use is often determined by the underlying physical environment, especially geology, topography and hydrology. Here we take a high level view of the most important physical characteristics of Wiltshire, from which we may extrapolate why different regions came to be used in distinct ways. In Read more…
Elsewhere on this website, we have seen archaeological evidence of human activity in the Nettleton area, such as Neolithic burial mounds, Roman shrines and Medieval causeways. These are features either visible on the ground or which were discovered through excavation. Here we take to the skies to discover more about Read more…
Our landscape, our history The landscape we see today tells us much about how we lived in the past. It has evolved over thousands of years of human activity, settlement and exploitation of the land. We take a look at just some of the landscape archaeology and physical features evident Read more…
The Ghost by Robert Harris Description A body washes up on the deserted coastline of America’s most exclusive holiday retreat. But it’s no open-and-shut case of suicide. The death of Robert McAra is just the first piece of the jigsaw in an extraordinary plot that will shake the very foundations Read more…
Top 10: Schemers and Opportunists Fictional characters we love to hate.