West Stowell

Places of Interest

Knap Hill

Archaeological site

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork that was constructed in England from about 3700 BC onwards, characterized by the full or partial enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or causeways.

Church of the Holy Cross

Church

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilcot War Memorial and railings

Memorial

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Wilcot

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilcot is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare, in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about 6 miles southwest of Marlborough and 1.5 mi northwest of Pewsey.

Oare

Village

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oare is a small village in the east of the county of Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of Pewsey, on the A345 road towards Marlborough, and falls within the civil parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare.

Alton Priors

Village

Photo: Kevin Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Alton Priors is situated 1½ miles west of West Stowell.

West Stowell

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