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 am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 16236 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

----- 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