Hook, Wiltshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:File:Hook_Village_-_geograph.org.uk_-_103338.jpg
Static Image Caption:Hook village
Coordinates:51.559°N -1.889°W
Official Name:Hook
Civil Parish:Lydiard Tregoze
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Lieutenancy England:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Post Town:Swindon
Postcode District:SN4
Postcode Area:SN
Dial Code:01793
Os Grid Reference:SU078845

Hook is a small village in Wiltshire, England between the town of Royal Wootton Bassett and the village of Purton, just north of the M4 motorway. The village lies about NaNmiles west of the centre of Swindon, in the civil parish of Lydiard Tregoze.

The single-track road through the nearby hamlet of Hook Street is used as a 'rat run' by rush-hour commuters to/from the large town of Swindon.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public inquiry into Hook Street development. Edwards. Matthew. 22 March 2011. Swindon Advertiser. en. 21 April 2018.