Huish
Huish is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare, in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles northwest of Pewsey and 4 miles southwest of Marlborough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 43 residents
- Description: village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Huish, Wiltshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Knap Hill.
Knap Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork that was constructed in England from about 3700 BC onwards, characterized by the full or partial enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or causeways.
Adam’s Grave
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type. Adam’s Grave is situated 2 miles west of Huish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oare and Alton Priors.
Oare
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oare is a small village in the east of the county of Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of Pewsey, on the A345 road towards Marlborough, and falls within the civil parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare.
Alton Priors
Village
Photo: Kevin Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Alton Priors is situated 2½ miles west of Huish.
Pewsey
Photo: Pendethan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pewsey is a large village in the county of Wiltshire, England. It is approximately 130km west of London.
Huish
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Huish, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.37082° or 51° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.79297° or 1° 47′ 35″ westPopulation
43Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)Open location code
9C3W96C4+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 666165540OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2646448Wikidata ID
Q2426813
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Huish” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Huish”
- Chinese: “Huish”
- Dutch: “Huish”
- Irish: “Huish”
- Ladin: “Huish (Wiltshire)”
- Ladin: “Huish”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Huish (Wiltshire)”
- Polish: “Huish”
- Swedish: “Huish, Wiltshire”
- Swedish: “Huish”
- Welsh: “Huish, Wiltshire”
- “Huish”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Huish”. Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.