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
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