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Hillworth Road, DEVIZES, SN10 5ET

Numbers 1 and 2 Hillworth Cottages are in Hillworth Road set back from the corner of Long Street. Built in the early 19th century with later alterations. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1263557 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.

Glimpsed at the end of its entrance driveway is Wayside Cottage, number 4 Hillworth Road. Built circa 1832 in red brick as the stables and coach house of Hillworth House Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249834 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.

Number 31 Long Street is one of a pair of 18th century houses much altered in the 19th century. The other house in the pair, number 32, is seen at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249874 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.

Number 33 Long Street is an 18th century house in red brick with fine Palladian windows and a Doric porch. It is possible that the house is older and was refronted. The extension to the right was the entrance to the stables. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1263549 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.

Number 32 Long Street is one of a pair of 18th century Houses much altered in the 19th century. The other house in the pair, number 31, is seen at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249874 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 view is taken over the Hillworth Road bridge parapet showing the cutting in February 2013.

This is the view of the cutting as seen from the Hillworth Road bridge in February 2013.

Number 34 Long Street is an 18th century house in red brick on a stone plinth. Some original internal features survive. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1263515 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.

Hillworth Road crosses a bridge, the parapet of which is seen here, over the dismantled railway. Devizes was first reached by a branch line from Holt junction on the Wessex main line in 1857. The line became a through line in 1862 when the GWR Reading to Hungerford line was extended to Devizes via Pewsey. It returned to being in branch line in 1900 when the Stert to Westbury link was built. The line and all of its stations closed in 1966. Some historic railway photographs are at: http://devizesheritage.co.uk/DevizesRailway.html 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.

A pleasant sequence of Georgian houses, red brick with stone dressings (including stringcourses and quoins) which seems to be the norm in Devizes. All either Grade II or Grade II* listed. The first one is the Conservative Club.