Orcheston
Orcheston (OR-Chest-ton) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying on Salisbury Plain less than a mile north-west of neighbouring Shrewton.Places of Interest
Highlights include White Barrow and Church of St Thomas A Becket, Tilshead.
White Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Ranger Steve, Public domain.
White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England.
St Mary’s Church, Maddington
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the Maddington area of Shrewton, Wiltshire, in the west of England, was built in the late 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tilshead.
Tilshead
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilshead is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England, about 9 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and West Lavington and is near the source of the River Till.
Orcheston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2245° or 51° 13′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.9155° or 1° 54′ 56″ westElevation
410 feet (125 metres)Open location code
9C3W63FM+RRGeoNames ID
7297665
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