New Town

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.

Knap Hill

Peak

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knap Hill is a peak.

Adam’s Grave

Archaeological site

Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type.

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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 Barnes

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, 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 Barnes is situated 1½ miles southwest of New Town.

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. Wilcot is situated 2½ miles southeast of New Town.

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