Wilton Road SP2

The Wilton Road leads to Wilton, obviously enough. The name Wilton itself derives from the river Wylye.

Wilton is famous for the following:

  • carpets. The pub sign below shows somebody har at work on a carpet loom
  • being the ancient capital of Wessex.
    It was an important place before the rise of Salisbury
  • being the home of the Earls of Pembroke
The Wilton pub sign showing Wilton carpet making

The Wilton pub sign

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