Which family home in Wilton is also home to Blossom the pig, as featured in the Mirror and Daily Mail? What is the name of the river that flows through Wilton Water and then onto Freemans Marsh, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)? Which creature living behind the white gates opposite Manor farm, has a long neck, not one but two sets of eyelids, can sprint at 30mph and is the only bird in the world with calf muscles? What car did David Lemon rescue from the middle of Wilton pond? Remarkably although it had been submerged, the car started perfectly and was given a clean bill of health by the garage. Which family in Wilton was responsible for founding Meribel ski resort in France, advised by Arnold Lunn (of Lunn Poly) and Emile Allais, the great French ski champion and instructor? Which Wilton resident was a regular visitor to Downing Street and was the Political Editor at Channel 4 for seventeen years?įrom the old English meaning the “settlement” by the “Spring” or by the “Willows” What was Scotsman John Rennie, best known for building the first Waterloo Bridge and Plymouth Breakwater, doing in Wilton in 1793? Paul Weller, singing “Heaven’s above”, with the Style Council. What singer, famous for songs like “The Eton Rifles”, “My Ever Changing Moods” and “You’re the Best Thing” was filmed singing at Wilton Windmill in the summer of 2006? When did the Swan Inn first open? (Clue, we are getting close to its 300 th anniversary…) How quickly do the millstones turn in Wilton Windmill (the ideal speed) Wilton Windmill is the only working windmill in Wiltshire and one of the most technologically advanced of its kind in the world when it was first built. What are the names of its five floors?ĭust Floor, Bin Floor, Stone Floor, Spout Floor and Ground Floor So please find questions about 70 fascinating facts, stories, people, or natural wonders which you might find interesting. Answer and be amazed! Wilton 1 Our aim is to help everyone get to know the Parish better and learn about what a great place it is.

Want to get to know Grafton Parish? We think it is a wonderful place and to celebrate HM Queen Elisabeth’s Platinum Jubilee and commemorate the last 70 years, we have drawn together “70 things of Wonder” from around our Parish.

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