Hamlet in Wiltshire, England
The Shoe
The Shoe is a small hamlet in the parish of North Wraxall, in the north-west of Wiltshire in England.
It lies at the junction of the Fosse Way and the A420. The settlement is named after the former inn, The Horse-shoe. Ordnance Survey maps show a smithy. Earlier maps show the smithy on the south side of the A420 road, while later maps show one on the north side of the road. The Shoe is about 7 miles (11 km) west of Chippenham and the same distance northeast of Bath.
How locals move
Getting around The Shoe the local way
- Go nextBristol — with its many attractions situated around the floating harbour and Avon Gorge, is 12 miles drive or 15 minutes train journey away, and makes an excellent day trip from Bath.
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