The A303 by Tom Fort

Author:Tom Fort [Fort, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

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WILTSHIRE HORN

Winterbourne Stoke’s stream is called the Till. Both stream and name come from Tilshead, an isolated village a few miles over the downs to the north. It seems that the place-name – said to be a contraction of ‘Theodwulf s hide’ – came first, which is not usually the case with rivers and the settlements beside them.

Stop on the bridge in Winterbourne Stoke in spring or early summer after a winter of decent rainfall, and you will see a pretty little stream of water as clear as glass beneath. But, generally speaking, by July or August the flow has faltered. The little tresses of green water crowfoot wilt and vanish. The gravel is exposed, and any trout that ventured up in search of extra rations will have fled back downstream. Through autumn and early winter it remains a forlorn sight. Then, as the rain clouds sweep over the empty downland, the chalk aquifers are recharged; and quite suddenly the stream is reborn.

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