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©Mike Searle
Dist:0.3km<br/>Built in the late C17, the manor house at Little Durnford remained unaltered until remodelling took place in about 1720-40, and again towards the end of the C18. The chequered stonework is of limestone and flint, with ashlar window surrounds. The house is Grade I Listed, and the stables to the right are Grade II.
©Mike Searle
Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking along Beech Walk past Little Durnford Manor, there is a benchmark at the base of the wall on the left ([[2724460]]).
©Jonathan Kington
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©Mike Searle
Dist:0.3km<br/>These metal plaques can often be seen on old buildings, and date from the time before the formation of municipal fire brigades. They were placed on fire insured buildings by the insurance company, to indicate the building was covered by their insurance.
©Mike Searle
Dist:0.3km<br/>The cut mark is at the bottom of the roadside wall outside Little Durnford Manor, for a wider view see [[2724468]]. For more information on the benchmark visit http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm40478 .
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.3km<br/>National Route 45 of the National Cycle Network when finished, will connect Salisbury in Wiltshire with Chester in Cheshire, via Swindon, Cirencester, Gloucester, Worcester and Whitchurch.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>In sheltered places in south-west England the snowdrop begins to flower at Christmas, and in other parts it is welcomed as one of the first signs of spring, flowering from January to March. The drooping, bell-shaped flowers have six segments - three white ones outside the flower and three tipped with a bright spot inside it. It is doubtful whether the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is a native of Britain. It was probably introduced in medieval times from central Europe and it is rare in Ireland.
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©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>Durnford Manor is over the hedge of the right.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The Wheatsheaf features on the coat of arms of the Bakers Company and is a popular pub sign. It was regularly seen at one time as a sign for a bakers shop. It has been said that some pubs with this sign did baking on their premises and combined these two staffs of life in one business.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The adults have been sheared.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The pond has a thin covering of ice.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The donkeys seem to be of the miniature variety.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking across to the pond in the grounds of the manor. The pond is fed by the River Avon.
©Trish Steel

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    I am researching my husband's family tree. His grandmother Olive Amelia Ford/Jackson (married in Wilsford Church in April 1910) worked for Lady Glenconner. Her sister Kathleen Maud (nicknamed Toss/Tossie)spent much of her childhood with Stephen …
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