The Shoe

For other uses, see The Shoe (disambiguation).

The Fosse Way enters from the left and leaves from the right of this view of The Shoe

The Shoe is a hamlet in the parish of North Wraxall, in the north-west of Wiltshire in England. It is situated a few miles north of Bath, at the junction of the Fosse Way (the old Roman road running from Exeter to Lincoln) and the A420 (running from Bristol to Oxford).

Facilities

The Shoe Inn's sign now hangs in a private garden

There is a natural spring, which could suggest a historical settlement of some sort. The Shoe Inn, marked on the 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map, has now become a private house, although a board for public notices and a post box are still outside; there is also a public telephone box. There is a garage, a row of cottages ("Fosse Cottages") and a few larger houses. Just off the Fosse Way, about 400 yards north of the A420 junction, lies the new North Wraxall Village Hall, offering a playgroup and other amenities.

References

• G M Boumphrey, Along the Roman Roads, Allen & Unwin, London, 1935