Author: Chris Bennett The Nettleton War Memorial, St. Mary’s Church, Burton (Part2) World War 2 This article form’s part 2 of the historic record of names inscribed on the War Memorial plaque and the Roll of Honour inside St Mary’s church, Burton. Part 1 focussed on the memorial to persons Read more
Author: Chris Bennett The Nettleton War Memorial, St. Mary’s Church, Burton As we mark 106 years since the end of ‘The Great War’ we thought it would be appropriate to produce an article which centred on those residents or relatives of residents who gave their lives in service to their Read more
Author: Chris Bennett The Cottage, The Street, Burton This article will focus on members of the Wright family and their home known as The Cottage, Burton. The cottage is believed to have been built in the mid C18th. Although the front of the building was later re-built in 1810, as Read more
We’ve put together some of the best and most accessible resources available to help you discover more about your local history. Genealogies If you’re already researching your family tree, or you are thinking about getting started, you may be aware of Ancestry. But did you know that Wiltshire Libraries provide Read more
Author: Chris Bennett Egg Packing Parlour/ Transport Yard, Hillside, Burton This article will focus on some background history relating to the use of the land around the home known as Tyning View, leading to its current business as a ‘transport distribution yard’ on Hillside, Burton. The information has been gathered Read more
Author: Chris Bennett Pound Cottage, Burton (early/mid C18th) – (Part 2) This article will form part 2 of a previous article relating to Pound Cottage, (part 1 can be found here ) As previously mentioned within part 1, the current owners of Pound Cottage (Simon & Kim) have very kindly Read more
Author: Chris Bennett Pound Cottage, Burton (early/mid C18th) – (Part 1) This article will primarily focus on providing some brief information on a house known as Pound Cottage, situated on Church Hill, Burton. We hope you can get a flavour of some of the history surrounding this building and its Read more
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
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