Hook, Wiltshire

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 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) west of the centre of Swindon, in the civil parish of Lydiard Tregoze.

Hook
Hook village
Hook Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU078845
Civil parish	Lydiard Tregoze
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swindon
Postcode district	SN4
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°33′32″N 1°53′20″W / 51.559°N 1.889°W / 51.559; -1.889

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]

References

1. Edwards, Matthew (22 March 2011). "Public inquiry into Hook Street development". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

Further reading

• Dunning, R. W.; Rogers, K. H.; Spalding, P. A.; Shrimpton, Colin; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1970). "Parishes: Lydiard Tregoze". In Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 9. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 75–90 – via British History Online.