The wooden castle was built by William the conqueror as his invasion force came to the West Country in 1086.
Salisbury had markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 1361 and 1960; there was no market on the other four to encourage trade in Old Sarum and Wi
During World War I, military units were based throughout Salisbury Plain for training before deployment to the front.
The small parish of Timberscombe in the Avill valley south of Dunster, far away from the theatres of war, showed extraordinary patriotism following
The little river Avill drove a surprising number of corn and fulling mills in the Middle Ages.
The river Avill, famous for the snowdrop valley near its source, is small but significant.
The Church of St Columba is generally acknowledged to be a building ahead of its time, having achieved its present plan form by the early-mid 15th
St Materiana is the best example of a small Norman parish church in Cornwall, due to the unparalleled survival of both
There has been a church at Huish Episcopi since the 12th century. The parish was a large one including several settlements.
The church of St Michael and All Angels, Somerton was probably built in the 13th century but enlarged in the 14th including the South aisle and its
