Hartmoor Road looking east
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Hartmoor Road looking east
Image: © James Harrison Taken: 4 Feb 2011
In the days when Devizes Castle was seen as one of the most splendid constructions in Europe, this route would have been used as the main thoroughfare between the Bishop of Salisbury's land at Potterne and the seat of power at Devizes. In later years, until the 1750s, this was the only main road to Potterne. Today it leads to Furze Hill Lane, Five Lanes and Whistley Road. On the right of the photograph is evidence of Devizes' geology - the upper greensand on which the town is built.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.341678
Longitude
-2.005306