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Recommended Towns & Villages near Chiseldon

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction NE)

Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)

Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...

Thatched period cottage in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

Avebury

Avebury (171 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....

Sylvan scene at a road junction in Hannington, a village within the borough of Swindon

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)

The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...

Beckhampton, Wiltshire

Beckhampton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...

St Mary’s Church, Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..

St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, Wiltshire

Cricklade (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)

Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...

Pointing the way near Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...

A picture of Wilton

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....

River Thames and St Lawrence's Church

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence..

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...

Houses along the River Coln - Fairford

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom..

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

St Mary's Church, Devizes

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...

A picture of Coln St Aldwyns

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction N)

This village in the fertile Coln Valley has the prestige of being one of the 10 most desirable villages in England...

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Crudwell, Wiltshire

Crudwell (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NW)

Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...

Inside Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..

The Butter Cross, Town Centre, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction W)

Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....

Recommended attractions near Chiseldon

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction E)

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A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....

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Tom Browns School Museum

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

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The public walkway alongside the golf course at Bowood Estate, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey (11 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction E)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle (10 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction S)

Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction E)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction N)

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Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SE)

This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction N)

The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction N)

Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction NE)

Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......


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