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Devizes Road, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 7QP

Village stocks were used in medieval times as a form of punishment for minor offenders. Generally they were used to humiliate the victim and people were only allowed to throw soft material. There's many a miscreant today who would benefit from a spell, but remember, soft material only.

The B3105 from Staverton and Hilperton Marsh meets to old A361. A busy scene before the coming of the Hilperton bypass, the road straight ahead is now subject to a 20mph speed limit and "speed bumps". The Lion and Fiddle public house is on the right.

Devizes Road Toll House by the A361, in parish of Hilperton (West Wiltshire District), Turnpike cottage (No 208), Devizes Road, BA14 7QP. Wiltshire and Swindon HER. HER Number: MWI77593 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MWI77593&resourceID=1047 Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: WI.HIL01

Number 208 Devizes Road is a former toll house. Built in ashlar with a stone tile roof. The road through Hilperton, from Trowbridge to Semington, was turnpiked by the Trowbridge Roads in 1751. The single storey toll house was built to collect tolls from the users. The turnpike closed in 1870 and the house was sold. A second storey was added later. Hilperton is a residential village adjacent to the northern suburbs of Trowbridge and is only some 1¼ miles north of Trowbridge town centre. Although the village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, little is known of its history until the 19th century when home-based cloth weaving was a major source of employment. The village was astride the A361 road but is now by-passed.

Originally two houses, now combined into one, numbers 209 and 210 Church Street is a late 15th century building. Timber framed, refaced and partly rebuilt in rendered rubble stone with a tiled roof in the 17th century and altered in the 18th century. Some framing is exposed to the rear where there are lean-to extensions. Believed to be an old manor house. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021785 Hilperton is a residential village adjacent to the northern suburbs of Trowbridge and is only some 1¼ miles north of Trowbridge town centre. Although the village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, little is known of its history until the 19th century when home-based cloth weaving was a major source of employment. The village was astride the A361 road but is now by-passed.

The uniquely named Lion and Fiddle inn, number 120 Trowbridge Road has 18th century origins. Built in rubble stone with ashlar dressings and a stone tile roof. Hilperton is a residential village adjacent to the northern suburbs of Trowbridge and is only some 1¼ miles north of Trowbridge town centre. Although the village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, little is known of its history until the 19th century when home-based cloth weaving was a major source of employment. The village was astride the A361 road but is now by-passed.

White bas-relief carvings feature in the wall

Woodcote, number 112 Church Street, is early 19th century with late 20th century additions to both sides. Constructed of rendered and painted rubble stone with a Welsh slate roof and a fine verandah with cast-iron supports. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021778 Hilperton is a residential village adjacent to the northern suburbs of Trowbridge and is only some 1¼ miles north of Trowbridge town centre. Although the village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, little is known of its history until the 19th century when home-based cloth weaving was a major source of employment. The village was astride the A361 road but is now by-passed.