Brinkworth villager Alan Selwood has vowed to stay with his sheep and fight an eviction order from his aunt and uncle.

The 37-year-old farm labourer has one week left to find a home.

Mr Selwood is severely dyslexic and has lived at Home Farm, Brinkworth, which was owned by his grandparents, for 20 years.

But he has been ordered to move out following the death of his grandmother, because his aunt and uncle Gillian and Anthony Channing, who own the house, want to sell it.

They won an eviction order from Swindon Court last week.

Mr Selwood said: "I just want to stay at my home and look after the animals there.

"The sheep are lambing at the moment and if you start moving them or stressing them out they abort and you have no lambs to show for it. I love animals. That is why I work on farms.

"I am going to fight against the eviction order.

"I do not think the court gave me a fair hearing. My aunt and uncle just want me out to sell the farm.

"I was looking after my grandmother for about 20 years, and if it was not for me she would have been in a care home, and they would have had to sell the place years ago."

Mr Selwood's aunt and uncle were left the house in the will of Alan's grandfather, Bill Selwood, when he died in 1991.

They let his wife Dorothy Gillian's mother and Alan's grandmother live there rent free after his death. Alan moved in to care for Mrs Selwood until her death in April last year.

When the farm labourer appeared in court a judge ordered he should be evicted on the grounds of trespassing and leave within a fortnight.

However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat.

Close to tears, he said: "I got home one Sunday evening to find a letter on the floor.

"I did not know what it was until I found out it was a court order. Now I am scared about being homeless.

"I do not know what I am going to do or how I will end up. Because of the distress I have not been eating much and just living on eggs.

He said: "There are so many good memories at Home Farm. Since my grandmother has died I feel very lonely and upset. The eviction order is very upsetting for me. Having lost my grandmother I feel I am being kicked again.

"I know my grandmother would not have been happy with the way things are being dealt with. I hope I have somewhere to live and look after the animals."

Mr Selwood's dyslexia means he has difficulty reading and writing but he has supported himself by raising sheep and chickens and doing work on farms. The eviction means he will have to sell his animals and find another home and source of income.

He was also ordered to pay the Channing's legal costs of £1,500.

Mr Selwood's mother died last August, he is estranged from his father and he has a sister, Caroline who lives outside London.