Thruxton
Thruxton is a locality in Test Valley District, Hampshire, England. Thruxton is situated nearby to the hamlet Quarley, as well as near the village Kimpton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thruxton Aerodrome and Quarley Hill Fort.
Thruxton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruxton Aerodrome is located in Thruxton, 4.5 NM west of Andover, in Hampshire, England. The airfield was opened in 1942 as RAF Thruxton. Postwar, it was reopened by the Wiltshire School of Flying in 1947, and private and club flying operations continue to the present time.
Quarley Hill Fort
Archaeological site
Quarley Hill Fort is a 3.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Grateley in Hampshire. Quarley hillfort is a hillfort with no public access, which is privately owned.
Grateley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grateley railway station serves the village of Grateley, Hampshire, England, and the surrounding countryside. It is 72 miles 49 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Grateley railway station is situated 2 miles south of Thruxton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shipton Bellinger and Palestine.
Shipton Bellinger
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shipton Bellinger is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is about 5 miles north-east of Amesbury and 12 miles north-east of Salisbury, situated on the A338 road near its junction with the A303 road. Shipton Bellinger is situated 2½ miles west of Thruxton.
Palestine
Hamlet
Palestine is a small village which lies in the civil parish of Over Wallop, approximately 7 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire, England. It consists mainly of fields, farms and a few dozen houses with the built-up area having 283 residents at the 2011 Census. Palestine is situated 2½ miles south of Thruxton.
East Cholderton
Hamlet
East Cholderton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Amport in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover which lies approximately 4.5 miles east from the village, just off the A303 road.
Thruxton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Test Valley District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2008° or 51° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.6195° or 1° 37′ 10″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9C3W692J+86GeoNames ID
7293676
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