180 WINTERSLOW, SALISBURY 



SMALL HOLDINGS AT WINTERSLOW, SALISBURY. 



The small holdings at Winterslow are situated 



on what was originally known as Cooper's Farm. 



The farm was bought by Major Poore in 1892, 



and sold out in lots varying from \ acre to 



16 acres. 



Local Conditions. 



Winterslow is about six miles to the east of 

 Salisbury, off the main road. The nearest station 

 is Dean, four miles away, on the London and South- 

 western Railway. The market-town is Salisbury, 

 but a considerable amount of produce seems now 

 to be sent to the new camps at Bulford and Ted- 

 worth, some ten miles distant. The population in 

 1891 was 786, which showed a large decrease on 

 the previous census. The last census indicated a 

 rise of 44. This was particularly noticeable, as 

 being the only rise in any village round Salisbury. 

 In every other village the population had decreased. 



The farms in the immediate neighbourhood are 

 large. There is a general complaint that many of 

 them are not cultivated as they might be, and do 

 not employ as much labour as they should. The 

 inhabitants of Winterslow seek work on the farms 

 in summer at such distances that they have to get 

 lodgings away from their homes. It seems almost 

 as if Winterslow now provided housing accom- 

 modation for the district round, many men working 

 away all the week and returning home for Sundays 

 only. 



