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High Street, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 3AF

Meadowview Cottage, number 54 High Street, was built in the early or mid 18th century. Constructed of painted brick under a thatch roof. There is an extension at the rear. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035919 Burbage is a village in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, it lies about 5½ miles southeast of Marlborough and some 15½ miles west of Newbury. The narrow village High Street was the main north to south road from Marlborough to Andover (A346) until a bypass was built to the west in 1991. Settlement can be traced back to the Neolithic period, and Bronze Age artefacts have been found. Burbage is now essentially a commuter village.

Number 57 High Street and Angel Cottage, number 59 High Street, are a pair of 18th century cottages. Constructed of diaper brick under a thatch roof. Both cottages have one bay, each extended by a narrow lean-to bay at the end. There are dates of 1777 and 1781 scratched on the brickwork. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035913 Burbage is a village in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, it lies about 5½ miles southeast of Marlborough and some 15½ miles west of Newbury. The narrow village High Street was the main north to south road from Marlborough to Andover (A346) until a bypass was built to the west in 1991. Settlement can be traced back to the Neolithic period, and Bronze Age artefacts have been found. Burbage is now essentially a commuter village.

Both buildings are grade II listed, the near cottage 17th century, the far pair 18th century.

Burbage High Street wasn't designed for some of the trucks that come through here.

Number 61 High Street is a 17th century cottage. Built on a brick sill, timber framed with wattle and daub infill, under a thatch roof. The framing is 3 panels high with wavy corner braces. There is a rear extension to the right. Some original internal features remain. The cottage was renovated in the late 1980s. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1194435 Burbage is a village in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, it lies about 5½ miles southeast of Marlborough and some 15½ miles west of Newbury. The narrow village High Street was the main north to south road from Marlborough to Andover (A346) until a bypass was built to the west in 1991. Settlement can be traced back to the Neolithic period, and Bronze Age artefacts have been found. Burbage is now essentially a commuter village.

This is the northern part of the High street where the cottages well sit above road level.

Looking north along High Street from the junction with Smithy Lane.

Numbers 63 and 65 High Street are two attached cottages. Probably built in the 16th century, they have been greatly altered. Timber framed, rendered, under a thatch roof. There is a rear extension to number 63. The cottages are believed to contain cruck construction. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035914 Burbage is a village in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, it lies about 5½ miles southeast of Marlborough and some 15½ miles west of Newbury. The narrow village High Street was the main north to south road from Marlborough to Andover (A346) until a bypass was built to the west in 1991. Settlement can be traced back to the Neolithic period, and Bronze Age artefacts have been found. Burbage is now essentially a commuter village.

A short residential cul de sac off the High Street.