Peaks Downs
Peaks Downs is a hill in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England and has an elevation of 791 feet. Peaks Downs is situated nearby to the village Baydon, as well as near Aldbourne.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Aldbourne Heritage Centre.
Aldbourne Heritage Centre
Museum
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Aldbourne Heritage Centre is a local museum in North-East Wiltshire, England, next to The Crown Inn in the centre of Aldbourne. Aldbourne Heritage Centre is situated 2 miles south of Peaks Downs.
Alfred’s Castle
Archaeological site
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Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated at grid reference SU277822, behind Ashdown Park in the civil parish of Ashbury in Oxfordshire. It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Alfred’s Castle is situated 2 miles north of Peaks Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baydon and Upper Upham.
Baydon
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 10 miles south-east of Swindon. The eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary with Berkshire, and the village is about 7 miles north-west of the West Berkshire market town of Hungerford.
Upper Upham
Hamlet
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Upper Upham is a hamlet and deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Aldbourne in the English county of Wiltshire. Its nearest town is Marlborough, which lies approximately 5.6 miles to the south-west; the hamlet is reached by a narrow lane off the B4192 Aldbourne-Swindon road. Upper Upham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Peaks Downs.
Bishopstone
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Bishopstone is situated 3 miles north of Peaks Downs.
Peaks Downs
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 791 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50869° or 51° 30′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.61994° or 1° 37′ 12″ westElevation
791 feet (241 metres)Open location code
9C3WG95J+F2GeoNames ID
12620459
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