Old Sarum

Old Sarum is a suburb in , , and has about 987 residents. Old Sarum is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Sarum and Old Sarum.

Aerodrome
Photo: TabstheCat, Public domain.
Airfield is a grass strip airfield 2 miles } north-north-east of , in Laverstock parish, Wiltshire, England. The adjacent areas are a mix of vacant land, residential and industrial sites.

Archaeological site
Photo: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, in , , is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of . 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Castle, Public domain.
was a cathedral at old Salisbury, England, now known as , between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in the north-west quadrant of the circular outer bailey of the site, about 2 miles north of its 13th-century replacement, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winterbourne Earls and Stratford-sub-Castle.

Village
Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. The village is in the Bourne valley on the A338 road, about 3.4 miles northeast of . In 1931, the parish had a population of 242.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , England, was anciently a separate village and civil parish, but is now in . At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built.

Village
is a village in , England, in the Bourne valley on the A338 road about 3.5 miles northeast of . In 1931 the parish had a population of 176. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Old Sarum.

Old Sarum

Latitude
51.10179° or 51° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.78574° or 1° 47′ 9″ west
Population
987
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9C3W4627+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9516177745
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2640995
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Middle English to Old English—“Old Sarum” goes by many names.
  • Middle English (1100-1500): “Salisberie”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sarum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Old Sarum and Longhedge Community Centre.

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