Early man found the Wroughton area supplied much of his needs, excellent defensive high ground, adequate water supplies, timber and good farming land. Earliest recorded finds
show evidence of hunter gatherers from c8,500BC and occupation from c3,200BC
With its two streams Wroughton became a natural choice to site watermills.
At one time the village had seven mills
Pavey’s Mill built in 1771
A walk along Perry’s Lane circa 1910
Perry’s Lane today! Not so rural
A 1934 picture of Haskins Garage – Rover dealers for sixty years
Haskins Garage – modern day
Wroughton Manor stood at bottom of Priors Hill – photo circa 1950
Priors Hill today – site of manor
Lister’s factory 1960 – now the site of a modern housing e
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