Idstone
Idstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashbury in the Vale of White Horse. Idstone was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. Idstone is about 6 miles east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wayland’s Smithy and Alfred’s Castle.
Wayland’s Smithy
Archaeological site
Alfred’s Castle
Archaeological site
The Coombes
Nature reserve
The Coombes is a 15.9 hectare biological Site… The Coombes is situated 2 miles southwest of Idstone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashbury and Bishopstone.
Ashbury
Village
Hinton Parva
Village
Idstone
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Oxfordshire, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Ashbury, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55704° or 51° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.63162° or 1° 37′ 54″ west
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Open location code
9C3WH949+R9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Idstone” goes by many names.
- French: “Idstone”
- Polish: “Idstone”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Berrycroft and Kingston Winslow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: St Mary the Virgin and Ashbury Post Office.
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