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Downlands Road, DEVIZES, SN10 5EF

After being subsumed into Downslands Road for some distance, the lane continues as a private road and is a public footpath. Drew's Pond Lane is a remnant of an old Saxon holloway connecting Devizes with Salisbury Plain and was used by drovers bringing sheep to market.

Wansdyke Community School is for primary age children. The market town of Devizes developed around its 11th century castle. It gained a charter in 1141 and holds a weekly market in the large and picturesque Market Place. In the 16th century the town became known for its textiles and in the early 18th century held the largest corn market in the West Country. Devizes has about 500 listed buildings - a very large number for a small town.

Seen from Wick Lane are the playing fields and buildings of Wansdyke Community School. The market town of Devizes developed around its 11th century castle. It gained a charter in 1141 and holds a weekly market in the large and picturesque Market Place. In the 16th century the town became known for its textiles and in the early 18th century held the largest corn market in the West Country. Devizes has about 500 listed buildings - a very large number for a small town.

The rising bollards prevent all vehicles other than buses and taxis travelling along this stretch of Newman Road. The market town of Devizes developed around its 11th century castle. It gained a charter in 1141 and holds a weekly market in the large and picturesque Market Place. In the 16th century the town became known for its textiles and in the early 18th century held the largest corn market in the West Country. Devizes has about 500 listed buildings - a very large number for a small town.

The lane continues to descend in the remnant of an old Saxon holloway connecting Devizes with Salisbury Plain and was used by drovers bringing sheep to market.

Modern housing in Downslands Road. The market town of Devizes developed around its 11th century castle. It gained a charter in 1141 and holds a weekly market in the large and picturesque Market Place. In the 16th century the town became known for its textiles and in the early 18th century held the largest corn market in the West Country. Devizes has about 500 listed buildings - a very large number for a small town.

This small electrical sub-station is located near one of the entrances to Wansdyke School. The market town of Devizes developed around its 11th century castle. It gained a charter in 1141 and holds a weekly market in the large and picturesque Market Place. In the 16th century the town became known for its textiles and in the early 18th century held the largest corn market in the West Country. Devizes has about 500 listed buildings - a very large number for a small town.

This is the gatehouse and boundary walls of the main entrance to Roundway Hospital. Built as the Wiltshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum following the 1845 Lunacy Act which required county asylums to be built, the hospital closed in 1995 and has been converted into living accommodation. Built in 1849-51 and extended at various times, the hospital housed over 1,500 patients at its peak. The gatehouse and the flanking walls are listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1259557

The post prevents the lane being used as a 'rat run'. Drew's Pond Lane is a remnant of an old Saxon holloway connecting Devizes with Salisbury Plain and was used by drovers bringing sheep to market.