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Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street is a small detention structure of 19th-century date, typical of rural village lock-ups constructed during this period to temporarily hold offenders and vagrants pending their removal to county gaols or courts. The building represents an important element of local law enforcement infrastructure in Wiltshire during the Georgian and early Victorian period, when such structures were commonly erected in market towns and larger villages. Its survival as a distinct monument reflects the administrative practices and social order maintenance systems of the era, serving as evidence of parochial responsibility for maintaining public order at the village level.
Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019737. View the official record →
Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street is a small detention structure of 19th-century date, typical of rural village lock-ups constructed during this period to temporarily hold offenders and vagrants pending their removal to county gaols or courts. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019737.
Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019737.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scrubbed Oak enclosure and linear boundary earthwork (6.5 km), Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (6.7 km), Bowl barrow in High Park on south facing slope of Fonthill Down (7.4 km).
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