Travelling south on the Calne Road from the north of the village approximately 200 metres from the White Hart Inn, on the western side, is a small junction leading to Hocketts Close. In this very small cul-de-sac or driveway are three large properties and within a stones throw again on the same side of the road, is a grandeur Grade II listed house .

The first property to be built is No1 Hockett's Close located on the left hand side, which is No 52 Grade II Listed house, built in 1723 indicated by the date stone to Thomas Burchall. (Building 206 on the map to the left).

Built by coursed limestone, with a 20th Century tiled roof and gable stacks. The two-storey property has 2 bays end on to road and 2-bay higher rear wing with stack and quarter hipped roof.

There is a brick gable to wing with entrance under a pitched stone slated porch with turned balusters seen on the left hand side of the image. The majority of the windows are 2-light timber casement windows with leaded lights, also there are some 3-light windows to the front facing aspect.

The windows have been altered to 20th Century replacement style to ground floor of wing with stone voussoirs (pronounced 'voo SWAR' - one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming the curved parts of an arch) to the openings.

The only origins we can find why the small byroad was called Hockett's Close, come from an entry in the survey of the manors of Lyneham and Preston 1713 held in the Somerset Record Office Ref: DD/WH6/3104, which identify a Hockett family having a 99 year lease for a property. This dates to around 1725 at a time when No 1 Hocketts Close was built.

FRANCIS ROLL Gent holds by lease dated 11th October 1681 made to William Syms, Francis Roll & Button Roll. A Messuage or Tenement backside orchard and garden with the lands therein mentioned (Except all timber trees & saplings and all royalties) To him for life – Then to Button Roll for life Rent per anno 6s 8d & one loaf of the finest sugar weighing six pounds at Christmas yearly & in lieu of herriot 20s  - with all usual covenants.

By lease dated the 21st day of February 1725 the reversion of the above said premises is granted to Richard (in trust for Mrs Hockett) for 99 years if Sarah Hockett wife  of Page Hockett aged about 40: & Mary Hockett his daughter aged about 20 should so long  happen  to live under the  same rent herriot and covenants  as above.