by eheard | Dec 1, 2025 | Hindon, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, tisbury, wiltshire
It’s time to delve into a bit of the history of Fonthill estate and a couple of its most notorious owners in this blog, the first part of my Fonthill history series. Returning guest writer, David Aneurin Morgan, will be telling us the story of the evil Mervyn...
by eheard | Nov 30, 2025 | Fonthill, Hindon, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, tisbury, wiltshire
This is the second blog in the history series connected to the rather unsavoury past of the Fonthill estate in south-west Wiltshire, from guest writer David Aneurin Morgan. It’s a reminder that despite the beauty of a place such as Fonthill, there is always a...
by eheard | Sep 1, 2025 | history, history of Wiltshire, wiltshire
Like many of the Wiltshire locations I cover, the small village of Kilmington in southwest Wiltshire, has history dating back to the prehistoric period. We are spoilt for choice with Neolithic and Iron Age sites in Wiltshire so there has be ‘a little something extra’...
by eheard | Apr 21, 2025 | cryptid, folklore, personal story, Salisbury, wiltshire
After a heads-up from Ray Williamson on Bluesky about two sources documenting ‘Bigfoot’ sightings on both Salisbury Plain and in Grovely Woods, I decided I really should do some digging. Deborah Hatswell, creator of BBR Investigations, shares personal...
by eheard | Mar 9, 2025 | Hindon, history, history of Wiltshire, wiltshire
Caption for main photo: Landscape water colour of Hindon Madhouse circa 1830, showing it consisted of the main house plus a jumble of other buildings in a large walled enclosure. Welcoming back David ...
