'Turnpike Cottage'
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'Turnpike Cottage'
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 29 Feb 2012
A former tollhouse on the A420 Bristol Road junction with the B4528 Hardenhuish Lane, an area once known as Folly Gate. It may have been built in around 1830 for the Chippenham Turnpike Trust. See Image] for a peculiar benchmark.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.46615
Longitude
-2.136421