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Baldock is a historic market town within the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England where the River Ivel rises. It lies 33 miles (53 kilometres) north of London, and has a population of approximately 9900. Nearby towns include Royston towards the northeast, Letchworth and Hitchin to the southwest and Stevenage towards the south. The contemporary layout of the town and several buildings in the centre date from the sixteenth century, with the earliest dating back to the fourteenth century. The town thrived where the old Great North Road and the Icknield Way crossed. Despite the construction of the A1(M) motorway in 1963, which bypassed the town, and which was called the Baldock Bypass for some years, it was still a major traffic bottleneck till March 2006, when a new bypass removed the A505 road, part of the old Icknield Way to the east of Baldock. Since the 16th century, Baldock has been a centre for malting, subsequently becoming a regional brewing centre with no less than three big brewers still manufacturing at the end of the 19th century, despite a drop in demand for the types of beer developed locally. The 1881 Census records approximately thirty drinking establishments. Throughout the early 20th century, a big number of pubs continued to operate, many of which were sustained by the adjacent and substantially larger town of Letchworth, which had no alcohol retailers before 1958, and had only 2 pubs and one hotel bar until the mid-1990s. Its bigger population had for many years visited both Baldock and Hitchin for refreshment. For all your house improvements, make sure that you employ trusted experts in Baldock to ensure you get the very best quality service.