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You can search for details in several ways:
- Use the Search button on the Search page
- Review the Search page for articles and authors
- Click on the blue Titles on the This Issue page
- Use the drop-down menu on the Places page listed on the Navigation bar.
If you need more help write to us using the Contact page
Where You Live
Local Research Starts At Home
Have you found something of historical interest about your house or in your garden? Do your deeds tell the history of your home and its original owners?
Tell us about your house and its unique details and we will publish the information. We are keen to build up the story of the buildings, walls, roofs and gardens that we see every day so that others can appreciate the real story of Box's hidden past.
Left: The Blind House on the London Road, dating from the early 1700s, was a prison lock up not a house (Robert Haynes & Ivor Slocombe Wiltshire Toll Houses).
Have you found something of historical interest about your house or in your garden? Do your deeds tell the history of your home and its original owners?
Tell us about your house and its unique details and we will publish the information. We are keen to build up the story of the buildings, walls, roofs and gardens that we see every day so that others can appreciate the real story of Box's hidden past.
Left: The Blind House on the London Road, dating from the early 1700s, was a prison lock up not a house (Robert Haynes & Ivor Slocombe Wiltshire Toll Houses).
How The Area Developed
A Robertson's 1792 map (Great Road from London to Bath & Bristol)
Box's buildings, its roads and fields didn't arise by chance. They were all planned to meet the needs of people in the past and have been handed on to us.
Box Hill, the London Road and every building in the village was specially positioned to fulfill a purpose. Now we accept their existence but do you know why and how they evolved?
Many roads and fields have their origin in Saxon times or earlier. We can still see these. Some roads date from Roman times and some are possibly Celtic.
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Box Hill, the London Road and every building in the village was specially positioned to fulfill a purpose. Now we accept their existence but do you know why and how they evolved?
Many roads and fields have their origin in Saxon times or earlier. We can still see these. Some roads date from Roman times and some are possibly Celtic.
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What's In A Name?
Every house, street and hamlet in Box was named to be unique in the area so that all residents knew exactly where you meant. They all were all immediately identifiable by their name.
What does Old Jockey mean?
Why is the London Road referenced to the capital rather than Corsham?
Where are the other hills if Middlhill is central hill?
As this website builds you will understand the language of Box's history.
Left: Old Jockey House was built as a coaching inn in 1737.
What does Old Jockey mean?
Why is the London Road referenced to the capital rather than Corsham?
Where are the other hills if Middlhill is central hill?
As this website builds you will understand the language of Box's history.
Left: Old Jockey House was built as a coaching inn in 1737.