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Grafton, Wiltshire KAC35.64 |
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KandAC mile 35
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Wolfhall Bridge from westwards.
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The bridge is brick built, 35 miles 64 chains from Reading, it carries
a minor road from Wolfhall half a mile away on the south side to a
deer park on the north
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headroom |
11ft0ins |
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depth of water |
4ft10ins |
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Shadows under the arch of Wolfhall Bridge.
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View eastwards of Wolfhall Bridge; Wilton Windmill can just be seen on
the skyline.
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Five barred gate into the field at Wolfhall Bridge; friesian cows.
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The track south of the bridge leads to the remains of Wolfhall, a
tudor house, once the home of Sir John Seymour, Warden of Savernake
Forest, friend of Henry VIII. His daughter, Jane Seymour, married
Henry VIII. She died in childbirth; her son was Edward VI, 1547-53.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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