Alvediston: a history, by Biddy Trahair

Alvediston is a remote and thinly populated parish set in dramatically beautiful south Wiltshire countryside between Salisbury and Shaftesbury, and this is the first book devoted to its history. In her celebration of the village where she has lived for over thirty years, Biddy Trahair has skilfully woven the everyday with the unusual, and the ancient landscapes with the families and characters who have lived there, to produce a model local history. Of interest to everyone whose lives have been touched by Alvediston, of course, her book will also appeal to all who love to read about and explore the English countryside at its best. September 2011, 373 pages, illustrations, £14.95. ISBN 978-1-906978-06-8