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The town of Royal Wootton Bassett is located in the Wiltshire part of the Cotswolds. The town has many popular inns, hotels, bed and breakfasts and other types of accommodation not to mention the selection of tea and retail shops. Wootton Bassett Accommodation - The location of Royal Wootton Bassett just two miles from junction 16 of the M4, makes it an ideal base from which to explore the surrounding countryside and discover its many visitor attractions. Wootton Bassett has retained much of its architectural heritage. There are notable Georgian Buildings which line the broad High Street. Most of these have been sympathetically adapted to house the shops and offices that serve modern-day needs. The town is particularly well endowed with public houses. The Waggon and Horses claims to date from 1612, while the Cross Keys Inn dates from 1742, but may have been the site of an older tavern. Wootton Bassett was a Saxon holding in 681 'Wodeton', eventually passing to Lord of the Manor Alan Bassett in 1200 who was granted the right to hold weekly markets by Henry III. The first Town Mayor in 1408 was John Wollmonger at the height of the successful wool trade and hiring fairs and cattle markets continued to be held until 1939. Katherine Parr one of Henry VIII's wives family home was . Wootton Bassett offers a weekly market, monthly farmers market,an abundance of places to eat and drink and an interesting variety of shops. |
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Nearby: Cricklade (7 miles), Malmesbury (9 miles), Chippenham (11 miles), Marlborough (11 miles), Cirencester (13 miles), Fairford (13 miles)

