Berwick Bassett
Berwick Bassett is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles northwest of Marlborough and 8 miles southwest of Swindon. The village is on the west bank of a headstream of the River Kennet and close to the A4361 road, formerly the A361, which links Devizes and Avebury with Wroughton and Swindon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Avebury and Windmill Hill.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. Avebury is situated 2 miles south of Berwick Bassett.
Windmill Hill
Archaeological site
Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the English county of Wiltshire, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, about 1 mile northwest of Avebury.
Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle is the remains of a stone circle near the village of Winterbourne Bassett in Wiltshire, South West England. Investigations in the 18th and 19th centuries found evidence of an outer and inner ring, and a single central stone; today six stones are visible although none remain upright.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avebury and Broad Hinton.
Avebury
Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous Stonehenge 20 mi to the south.Broad Hinton
Village
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Uffcott and The Weir.
Berwick Bassett
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4607° or 51° 27′ 39″ north
Longitude
-1.8593° or 1° 51′ 33″ west
Elevation
551 feet (168 metres)
Open location code
9C3WF46R+77
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