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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 lies 33 miles (53 kilometres) north of London, and features 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 many buildings in the centre date back to the sixteenth century, with the earliest dating from 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 no less than 3 big brewers still operating in the area at the close of the 19th century, despite a drop in demand for the types of beer made locally. The 1881 Census records approximately 30 drinking establishments. Throughout the early 20th century, a big number of pubs continued to operate, several of which were sustained by the adjacent and much larger 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 home improvement work, be sure that you use trustworthy specialists in Baldock to ensure you get the top quality service.