Sydmonton

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.

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Hampshire, UK
Also known as: “Sydmonton, Hampshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sydmonton Court and Ladle Hill.

Sydmonton Court

Manor estate

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Sydmonton Court is an English country house in Hampshire. Built and developed over the centuries, it is surrounded by a 5,000 acre estate, in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, near Watership Down.

Ladle Hill

Peak

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Ladle Hill is a 10.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire. It is also a Scheduled Monument.

Highclere Castle

Castle

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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. Highclere Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Sydmonton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watership Down and Old Burghclere.

Watership Down

Locality

Photo: Loganberry, Public domain.

Watership Down is a down or hill in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It forms part of the Hampshire Downs.

Old Burghclere

Village

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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.