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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 is located 33 miles (53 km) north of London, and boasts a population of approximately 9900. Nearby towns are Royston to the northeast, Letchworth and Hitchin to the southwest and Stevenage to the south. The modern layout of the town and several buildings in the centre date back to the sixteenth century, with the oldest dating from the fourteenth century. The town thrived where the old Great North Road and the Icknield Way crossed. Despite the building of the A1(M) motorway in 1963, which bypassed the town, and which was known as the Baldock Bypass for some years, it was nonetheless a significant traffic bottleneck until March 2006, when a new bypass removed the A505 road, part of the old Icknield Way east of Baldock. Since the 16th century, Baldock has been a centre for malting, subsequently becoming a regional brewing centre with at least three substantial brewers still operating in the area at the end of the 19th century, in spite of a drop in demand for the varieties of beer developed locally. The 1881 Census notes roughly thirty drinking establishments. During the early 20th century, a sizeable number of pubs remained open, many of which were sustained by the adjacent and much larger town of Letchworth, which had no alcohol retailers before 1958, and had only 2 pubs and one hotel bar till the mid-1990s. Its larger population had for a number of years visited both Baldock and Hitchin for refreshment. For all your property improvements, make sure that you use trusted pros in Baldock to ensure you get the top quality service.