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Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street is a small detention building of nineteenth-century date, likely constructed in the early 1800s. The structure served as a temporary holding facility for minor offenders and persons awaiting removal to higher courts, a function common to many English market towns and villages during this period. Built in stone or similar durable material, such lock-ups were typically windowless or heavily barred structures designed to secure prisoners safely for short periods. This example represents an important aspect of local law enforcement and social control in rural Wiltshire before the establishment of purpose-built police stations and systematic prison infrastructure.
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 building of nineteenth-century date, likely constructed in the early 1800s. 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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