Hook, Wiltshire

Hook, Wiltshire

A small village in England between the town of Wootton Bassett and the village of Purton, just north of the M4 motorway.

The village is linked to the large town of Swindon by a congested single-track road that's often used as a 'rat-run' by rush-hour commuters.


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