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Hampton Court is in Quidhampton which is a village two or three miles west of Salisbury, on the edge of the vast Wilton House estate. Hampton Court is a reference to Quidhampton, and a witty allusion to Hampton Court, the royal palace. Etymology of Hampton The word ‘hampton’ has two elements: ham – meaning . . . → Read More: Hampton Court, Quidhampton Locks Lane is in Quidhampton. According to a document published in the year 2000 called ‘The Quidhampton Story’, Locks Lane is named after a cabinet maker called Bertram Lock and his wife Violet. During the First World War many cabinet makers and metal workers found employment with the War Department. … When hostilities ceased lorries . . . → Read More: Locks Lane, Quidhampton There are four road names which begin with the word ‘Lower’, two of which are actually called ‘Lower Road’. The five are: Lower Folly in Wilton Lower Road in Britford Lower Road between Bemerton and Quidhampton Lower Street in Harnham.htmlBoth Lower Folly and Lower Street have corresponding ‘Upper’ versions of their names. The ‘Folly’ . . . → Read More: Lower Roads in Salisbury, Quidhampton and Britford and Lower Folly Wilton Wylye Close is in Quidhampton, which is about 3 miles west of Salisbury. It’s named after the river Wylye, which is nearby. Wylye itself is derived from a Welsh word meaning ‘tricky’. |
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