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Wilton Windmill, Wilton, Wiltshire

Wilton

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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.....

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Shalbourne

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)

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

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Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NE)

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

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Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NW)

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.....

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Crux Easton

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction E)

Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...

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Avebury, Wiltshire

Avebury

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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,.....

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Early morning on The Gallops, Beckhampton.

Beckhampton

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

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...

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Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

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Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

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

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Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction N)

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...

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle

(6.8 miles, 11.0 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.....

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Walbury Hill, near Inkpen, Berkshire

Walbury Hill

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

The highest point in the South East England..

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Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)

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

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Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)

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Barbury Castle Country Park

(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)

OS Grid reference: SU150763 Barbury Castle was designated a Country Park in 1971 and lies within the Wessex Downs Area of.....

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Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

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

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The Hawk Conservancy, Weyhill, Hampshire

The Hawk Conservancy, Weyhill

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S)

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The Alexander Keiller Museum

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction E)

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

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Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

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

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