Wylye

In August 1826, the year after Grace Reed and her friends were imprisoned for gathering wood in Grovely, William Cobbett set out from Salisbury and rode up the valley of the Wylye through Great Wishford and was shocked by the ruin and poverty he encountered everywhere.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

In August 1826, the year after Grace Reed and her friends were imprisoned for gathering wood in Grovely, William Cobbett set out from Salisbury and rode up the valley of the Wylye through Great Wishford and was shocked by the ruin and poverty he encountered everywhere.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Cobbett is unequivocal about what he saw in the Wylye Valley:

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Cobbett is unequivocal about what he saw in the Wylye Valley:

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

I knew it lay high above the fork of the rivers Nadder and Wylye three miles from their confluence at Wilton before meeting the Avon at Salisbury, and that there were 2,000 shadowy acres of it, draped eastwest along the top of the chalk ridge.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

I knew it lay high above the fork of the rivers Nadder and Wylye three miles from their confluence at Wilton before meeting the Avon at Salisbury, and that there were 2,000 shadowy acres of it, draped eastwest along the top of the chalk ridge.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

But I cannot say that things like that, with the Wylye brothers and the phone calls and the attack ads.

CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Bush Pulling Ahead of McCain in `Super Tuesday' States; Bradley Campaign Struggling to Gain Momentum - March 5, 2000 2000

BLITZER: Totally ridiculous he says that he's at all involved or anyone on his campaign with the Wylye ad.

CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Bush Pulling Ahead of McCain in `Super Tuesday' States; Bradley Campaign Struggling to Gain Momentum - March 5, 2000 2000

Because of what the Wylye brothers have done and his incredible view of campaign finance reform, which doesn't prohibit, which doesn't place any limit on individual contributions.

CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Bush Pulling Ahead of McCain in `Super Tuesday' States; Bradley Campaign Struggling to Gain Momentum - March 5, 2000 2000

BLITZER: He is, Tucker Carlson, John McCain's camps, you heard Rick Davis on this program earlier say that this whole Wylye brothers, the Sam Wylye $2.5 million ad campaign attacking John McCain's environmental record, is really Bush-inspired.

CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Bush Pulling Ahead of McCain in `Super Tuesday' States; Bradley Campaign Struggling to Gain Momentum - March 5, 2000 2000