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Baldock

Baldock is a historic market town inside the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England where the River Ivel rises. It is located 33 miles (53 km) north of London, and has a population of about 9900. Nearby towns include Royston to the northeast, Letchworth and Hitchin to the southwest and Stevenage towards the south. The modern layout of the town and numerous buildings in the centre date from the sixteenth century, with the oldest dating back to the fourteenth century. The town thrived where the old Great North Road and the Icknield Way crossed. Regardless of the construction of the A1(M) motorway in 1963, which bypassed the town, and which was known as the Baldock Bypass for some years, it was nevertheless a significant traffic bottleneck until March 2006, when a new bypass removed the A505 road, part of the old Icknield Way which was east of Baldock. Since the 16th century, Baldock has been a centre for malting, subsequently becoming a regional brewing centre with at least 3 big brewers still operating at the end of the 19th century, in spite of a drop in demand for the types of beer produced locally. The 1881 Census records roughly 30 drinking establishments. During the early 20th century, a big number of pubs remained open, several of which were sustained by the nearby and substantially bigger town of Letchworth, which had no alcohol retailers prior to 1958, and had only two pubs and 1 hotel bar till the mid-1990s. Its bigger population had for many years visited both Baldock and Hitchin for refreshment. For all your property improvement jobs, make sure that you use trusted professionals in Baldock to ensure that you get the top quality service.