Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is derived from the fact that it was one of many Beacon Hills in England and beyond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 856 feet
- Description: hill in Burghclere, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beacon Hill Hillfort and Highclere Castle.
Beacon Hill Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon Hill Hillfort is an archaeological site.
Highclere Castle
Castle
Photo: Dgbtigger123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated during the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Burghclere and Whitway.
Old Burghclere
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Burghclere is a village in Hampshire, England, located south of Newbury near the A34 road. Burghclere has been known variously as: Clere Episcopi, Burcler; Bisshopesclere, Bourghclere, Burghclere; Boroughclere, Burghcleere, Boroweclere, Burcleare; Burroughclere, Borough Cleere, and Burgh Cleere.
Whitway
Hamlet
Whitway is a hamlet in the civil parish of Burghclere in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 5 miles north from the hamlet.
Sydmonton
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sydmonton is a small village, estate and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England.
Beacon Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Burghclere, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3128° or 51° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.34384° or 1° 20′ 38″ westElevation
856 feet (261 metres)Open location code
9C3W8M74+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1422934163OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
11548692Wikidata ID
Q4875935
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beacon Hill i Burghclere i Hampshire”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Hill and A cross dyke and bowl barrow on the northern spur of Beacon Hill.
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