Holy cow! Retired vicar, 79, complains he is ‘knackered’ after living beside a dairy farm for eight years

A retired vicar has complained he is ‘knackered’ after being woken up by a nearby dairy farm for eight years.

Reverend Doctor John Railton, 79, claimed the noise from Berkeley Farm Dairy in Wroughton, Wiltshire, wakes him up every 15 minutes from 10pm to 5am. 

He said the farm has grown too big since he moved in 17 years ago and that living in the village is like ‘living in the middle of a trading estate.’

The former vicar also accused the farm of ‘dismissing’ his and other residents’ complaints, adding they just do ‘whatever they want to do.’ 

But Ed Gosling, who owns the farm, has disputed John’s grievances and said only two other residents have had the same problem. 

The former vicar accused the farm of ‘dismissing’ his and other residents’ complaints, adding they just do ‘whatever they want to do’. John can be seen standing outside his house with the farm just across the road 

John said: ‘I was knackered. It’s very frustrating.

‘It’s a residential area and it’s like living in the middle of a trading estate.’

‘The lorries go out in the small hours but also often the refrigeration units on the lorries are running intermittently throughout the night.

‘And they’re very noisy and stop us sleeping.’

John said that other residents are affected by the problem and want a solution, but he is more vocal about it due to his proximity to the farm.

The Berkeley Farm Dairy in Wroughton, Wiltshire, which John claimed wakes him up every 15 minutes from 10pm to 5am

John said that other residents are affected by the problem and want a solution, but he is more vocal about it due to his proximity to the farm

John said: ‘The dairy takes no action. 

‘They dismissed our complaints and do whatever they want to do with a complete lack of consideration for those whose lives are being disrupted by the level of noise.’

But Mr Gosling has disputed the vicar’s claims. 

He said: ‘We had some electrical issues and had to run a backup generator for a week which was far from ideal but necessary to keep the business running.

‘Even then we were switching the generator off overnight.

‘We have since fixed the electrical problems so this should no longer be an issue.’