From Appendix 7.8 – Warminster’s Heritage Topic Paper. Additional information to support the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan. Produced in 2024.
Locally Valued Heritage Assets (LVHA)
Map Ref. No. 1
Database Ref. LVHA22.1
Asset Name: Sandy Hollow, Smallbrook Road, Warminster.
Description: Medieval packhorse tracks radiating out from town into countryside linking to surrounding villages. Most are indicated on the 1760 and 1783 Longleat surveys and all are visible as earthworks.
How asset met Historic England critera –
Rarity (R)
Architectural or Artistic Interest (AA)
Group Value (GV)
Archaeological Interest (AI)
Historic Interest / Association (HI/A)
(GV) Medieval routes still used today. Walked and valued by local people as open spaces which are part of the ancient landscape and townscape.
(AI) Ancient routes making connections with other towns.
Additional comments:
Unique, internationally important 17th C civil engineering.