Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in the English county of Wiltshire, in the West Country at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 13 km northwest of Salisbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salisbury Cathedral and Old Sarum.
Salisbury Cathedral
Church
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Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic design.
Old Sarum
Archaeological site
Photo: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country.
Salisbury railway station
Railway station
Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.
Salisbury railway station serves the cathedral city of Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England. It lies 83 miles 43 chains from London Waterloo on the West of England line to Exeter St Davids; this is crossed by the Wessex Main Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilton and Harnham.
Wilton
Town
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Wilton is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Lying about 3 miles west of the city of Salisbury, and until 1889 the county town of Wiltshire, it has a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Wilton is situated 2 miles west of Salisbury.
Harnham
Suburb
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harnham is a suburb of the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, centred about 0.6 miles south of Salisbury Cathedral and across the River Avon. Harnham is split into the areas of West Harnham and East Harnham.
Salisbury
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Salisbury and Wilton”
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0797° or 51° 4′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.8092° or 1° 48′ 33″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9C3W35HR+V8GeoNames ID
2638663
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