Hook, Wiltshire

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Hook
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference SU078845
Civil parish
  • Lydiard Tregoze
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Swindon
Postcode district SN4
Dialling code 01793
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Ambulance South Western
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51°33′32″N1°53′20″W / 51.559°N 1.889°W / 51.559; -1.889

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+12 miles (7 km) 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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References

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

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