Hayes Knoll
51°37′01″N 1°51′07″W / 51.617°N 1.852°W Hayes Knoll is a hamlet between Swindon and Cricklade in north Wiltshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Purton, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) west of the village of Purton Stoke and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Cricklade.
The North Wilts Canal, which linked the Wilts & Berks Canal at Swindon with the Thames and Severn Canal at Latton, north of Cricklade, passed close to the hamlet, where there was a lock.[1] The canal was opened in 1819 and abandoned in 1914; since 2007 it has been under restoration as part of the Cricklade Country Way.[2]
The hamlet has given its name to Hayes Knoll station on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway.
References[edit]
- ^ "Map – North Wilts Canal – Tadpole Lane to South Meadow Lane". Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Cricklade Country Way". Wiltshire Swindon & Oxfordshire Canal Partnership. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hayes Knoll at Wikimedia Commons