West Overton
West Overton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.5 miles west of Marlborough. The river Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 636 residents
- Description: village in Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “West Overton, Wiltshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Sanctuary and Overton Hill.
The Sanctuary
Archaeological site
Photo: Adamsan, Public domain.
The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes.
Overton Hill
Peak
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Overton Hill is a 571 ft hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles west from the town of Marlborough.
Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary‘ forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
Archaeological site
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary‘ forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery. is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lockeridge and Fyfield.
Lockeridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England.
Clatford
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clatford is a small hamlet approximately 1 mile west of the village of Manton and about 2 miles west of Marlborough, which is the nearest town, in Wiltshire, England. Clatford is situated 1½ miles east of West Overton.
West Overton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: West Overton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.41024° or 51° 24′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.81304° or 1° 48′ 47″ westPopulation
636Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
9C3WC56P+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1429150264OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12264741Wikidata ID
Q2094553
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover West Overton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“West Overton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Overton”
- Chinese: “West Overton”
- Dutch: “West Overton”
- French: “West Overton”
- Irish: “West Overton”
- Japanese: “ウェスト・オーバートン”
- Ladin: “West Overton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “West Overton”
- Persian: “وست اوورتون”
- Polish: “West Overton”
- Swedish: “West Overton”
- Turkish: “West Overton”
- “West Overton”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “West Overton”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Ridgeway Trailhead (Southwest Side) and East Kennett.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Michael and All Angels and The Belt.
Wiltshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Stonehenge, Salisbury, Warminster, and Swindon.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “West Overton”. Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.