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Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough

(2.9 miles, 4.6 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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St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church

Wilton

(4.0 miles, 6.4 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.....

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Shalbourne

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)

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

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St Mary’s Church, Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction E)

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

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St James Church, Avebury

Avebury

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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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A roof over your head

Chiseldon

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

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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Pub Photo - Waggon & Horses, Wiltshire

Beckhampton

(8.8 miles, 14.1 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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Fingerpost pointing to one of the pubs at Broad Hinton, Wiltshire

Broad Hinton

(9.6 miles, 15.5 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

(10.1 miles, 16.2 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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Thatched period cottage in Ashbury

Ashbury

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N)

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.....

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A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SE)

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Barbury Castle Country Park

(7.3 miles, 11.8 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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Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)

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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Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill

(8.2 miles, 13.2 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 Alexander Keiller Museum

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W)

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Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

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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Walbury Hill, near Inkpen, Berkshire

Walbury Hill

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

The highest point in the South East England..

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle

(9.7 miles, 15.6 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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Ashdown House

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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Coate Water Country Park

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction N)

OS Grid Reference: SU185827 Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest, Coate Water Country Park offers a.....

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