G'day Paul, Thanks for your mail. The reference is from an article at the following web site and is located toward the end of this article; http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11410/11410.txt Regards Wal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Vivash" <epvivash@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:18 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wal & ron" <walron@iprimus.com.au> > To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:22 PM > Subject: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > > >> Hello Listers, >> >> I have just come across a reference to two villages in this county called >> East Towel and West Towel. >> They were apparently located not far from Marlborough and I was wondering > if >> there was anyone on the list who had any knowledge of these villages. >> Mu curiosity is aroused naturally as MY surname is TOWELLS but as far as >> I >> can find out my tribe appear to have originated in the Ilminster area of >> Somerset some 60 miles to the south southwest of Marlborough. >> >> Many Thanks >> Wal Towells >> Newcastle >> Australia >> >> > > I know the area quite well, having gone to school in Marlborough and the > only two "East" and "West" places which I can think of in the immediate > area > are East Kennet and West Kennet. However the source of the reference would > help to narrow down the possibilities. > > Best wishes > > Paul > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other > people can learn from them! > Remember to check that you have completed the subject line and that it is > relevent to your query. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 16242 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

This is the passage referred to and if one looks at a map of the area there is only West Stowell that matches the author's West Towel. "The country to the north of the little old town (Pewsey) is very beautiful. The precipitous wall of the Marlborough Downs, with several lovely and little-known villages at its foot, is a remarkable feature of the landscape. The high road to Marlborough, that climbs the hills for three fatiguing miles, passes through the small village of Oare, where there is a modern red-brick church. Not far away to the west are the hamlets of West and East Towel, lost in the lonely by ways beneath the hills. Above them in a fold of the Downs is Huish, dropped down amidst memorials of a long vanished past." Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: "wal & ron" <walron@iprimus.com.au> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > G'day Paul, > > Thanks for your mail. > > The reference is from an article at the following web site and is located > toward the end of this article; > http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11410/11410.txt > > Regards > Wal > >

East and West Towel are on the David & Charles Reprint of the first edition of the one inch Ordnance Survey map Sheet 77 Devizes. West Towel looks as if it has become West Stowell and East Towel has disappeared though there maybe a few properties near Stowell Park just to the South East of West Stowell that was once the hamlet of East Towel. Hope this helps. Myrtle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Tadd" <harry.tadd@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:37 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > This is the passage referred to and if one looks at a map of the area > there is only West Stowell that matches the author's West Towel. > > "The country to the north of the little old town (Pewsey) is very > beautiful.

Wal Go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ In search box type in 414300,162200 Tick Co-ordinate and search Map shows "West Stowell" and "East Stowell Farms" in about 1889. To get a bigger picture, click on enlarged view and a new window will open with a much clearer map but you will have to move it around a bit. On a Moder Map I can only find West Stowell. The TinyURL is: http://tinyurl.co.uk/ug3y It may be a mis-print in the article or, more likely "twer th local acksent". Jim http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk wal & ron <walron@iprimus.com.au> wrote: G'day Paul, Thanks for your mail. The reference is from an article at the following web site and is located toward the end of this article; http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11410/11410.txt Regards Wal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Vivash" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:18 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wal & ron" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:22 PM > Subject: [ENG-WIL] East Towel and West Towel > > >> Hello Listers, >> >> I have just come across a reference to two villages in this county called >> East Towel and West Towel. >> They were apparently located not far from Marlborough and I was wondering > if >> there was anyone on the list who had any knowledge of these villages. >> Mu curiosity is aroused naturally as MY surname is TOWELLS but as far as >> I >> can find out my tribe appear to have originated in the Ilminster area of >> Somerset some 60 miles to the south southwest of Marlborough. >> >> Many Thanks >> Wal Towells >> Newcastle >> Australia >> >> > > I know the area quite well, having gone to school in Marlborough and the > only two "East" and "West" places which I can think of in the immediate > area > are East Kennet and West Kennet. However the source of the reference would > help to narrow down the possibilities. > > Best wishes > > Paul > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other > people can learn from them! > Remember to check that you have completed the subject line and that it is > relevent to your query. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 16242 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== Other subscribers are more likely to help you if you make it as easy as possible. Give us the information you have that will enable someone to do the lookup. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine