The Shoe
The Shoe is a hamlet in the parish of North Wraxall, in the north-west of Wiltshire in England. It lies at the junction of the Fosse Way (the old Roman road from Exeter to Lincoln) and the A420 (running from Bristol to Oxford). The settlement is named after the former inn called The Horse-shoe and is about 7 miles (11 km) west of Chippenham and the same distance northeast of Bath.
Facilities
.There is a natural spring, which could suggest a historical settlement of some sort. The Shoe Inn, marked on the 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map, has now become a private house, although a board for public notices and a postbox are still outside. There is a garage, a row of cottages ("Fosse Cottages") and a few larger houses. Just off the Fosse Way, about 400 yards north of the A420 junction, lies the North Wraxall Village Hall, called the Community Hall, offering a playgroup and other amenities.
References
- ^ "North Wraxall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- G. M. Boumphrey, (1935) Along the Roman Roads. London: Allen & Unwin