Kingsdown
Kingsdown is a hamlet in the civil parish of Box, Wiltshire, England. It is about 1.5 miles south-west of Box village and 1.2 miles east of Bathford, across the county border in Somerset.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Box, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Kingsdown, Box” and “Kingsdown, Wiltshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Thomas A Becket and Box Library.
Church of St Thomas A Becket
Church
Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St. Thomas à Becket is the Church of England parish church of Box, Wiltshire, in south-west England. It is one of a number of churches named after Thomas Becket following his martyrdom.
Monkton Farleigh Manor
Building
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkton Farleigh Manor is a Grade I listed country house close to the village of Monkton Farleigh in Wiltshire, England. Built on the site of a Cluniac priory founded in 1125, the house is about 3 miles northwest of Bradford-on-Avon and 4 miles east of the city of Bath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashley and Blue Vein.
Ashley
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashley is a small village in the civil parish of Box in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Corsham, which lies approximately 3.5 miles east from the village.
Blue Vein
Hamlet
Blue Vein is a hamlet about 1 mile south of Box, Wiltshire, England. Originally a farm, it lies on what was once the principal road between Bath and London.
Bathford
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bathford is a village and civil parish 3 miles east of Bath, England. The parish, which includes Warleigh, has a population of 1,759 and extends over 1,800 acres.
Kingsdown
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Box, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Kingsdown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kingsdown, Box”
- Dutch: “Kingsdown”
- Irish: “Kingsdown, Box”
- Irish: “Kingsdown”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingsdown Golf Club and Bathford Hill.
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