HOUSES AND ALE
From Ushers Guide To The West, c1970.
A WAGON LOAD OF WHEAT
In days gone by, Warminster was the great corn market of West Wiltshire, and wagon loads of wheat were a familiar sight after harvest along the roads of the Wylye Valley. They are worth exploring today, from the Royal Oak at Wishford all the way to Warminster. The A road follows the valley on the north bank, the B road on the south bank. My advice is to take both.
The favourite stopping place for the wheat carters of old was the George at Codford, and it is still a favourite today, looking very inviting with its pink walls and blue shutters.
Text by Bill Bawden, circa 1970.