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Wilton - shopping village

Nearest town: Salisbury

Site type: historic site

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Wiltshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU100314

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 28-Apr-09

Recorded by: Alan Clarke

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: The notice reads as follows:'The oldest building in this complex is on the south side of the courtyard (Factory Tours, Museum). It was erected in 1710 on the foundation of a 1655 building which was destroyed by fire. (You can see the 1655 date stone above the entrance to the shop). Earlier, this site is said to have been used as a tannery and a Tudor grist mill. The Yew Tree is thought to be 300 years old'.