Holt houses [7]
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Holt houses [7]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 7 Mar 2020
The attractive Berry Cottage in Bradley Lane. The house is 16th century to the left with timber framing and a thatched roof. Under the stone slate roof to the right it is 17th century. Many original internal features survive. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1194302 Two miles north east of Bradford-on-Avon the village of Holt originally consisted of a settlement around the church and an area around a triangular green called The Ham. The village greatly expanded in the later 20th century. Primarily an agricultural village, it was briefly a spa and there was a woollen cloth mill and factories producing leather, gloves and beds. Now a commuter village with workers travelling to Melksham, Trowbridge and Bradford-on-Avon.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.355652
Longitude
-2.193822