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Wessex Chronicle (Blog)
Wessex Attractions: Pepperbox Hill
Pepperbox Hill, six miles south of Salisbury, is the site of one of the earliest follies, built in 1606, before the term “folly” was in common use, at least in an architectural context. Built in 1606 by local landowner Giles Eyre for his wife Jane (not that one), its exact function is the subject of …
Essential Wessex: The Prayer Book Rebellion
The Prayer Book Rebellion, also known as the Western Rebellion, was an uprising that took place in Devon and Cornwall in 1549. At the time, there was already social unrest due to a poll tax on sheep, and rumours that it was due to be expanded to other forms of livestock. This was a major …
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The Society holds events on the closest Saturday to Barnes Night (22nd February), St Ealdhelm's Day (25th May) and King Alfred Day (26th October). The next event is on Saturday 22nd February 2020 in Nailsea, meeting at Holy Trinity Church, the church where Barnes married Julia Miles in 1827, at 10.30am.