Place names of Calne: Saddleback Close

Saddleback Close

Saddleback Close is a development of 2 terraced town houses constructed with gambrel roofs, c. 1996.

The name likely refers to saddleback breeds of pig, possibly the Wessex breed that was combined with the Essex Saddleback in the 1960s to create the British Saddleback. However, saddleback can refer to markings resembling a saddle on various animals and there saddled/belted pigs in the west country as far back as the early 1800s[1].

References:
[1] Rare Breeds Survival Trust. 2019. British Saddleback | Rare Breeds Survival Trust . [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.rbst.org.uk/british-saddleback. [Accessed 11 October 2019].