Old Burghclere
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Old Burghclere, Hampshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is derived from the fact that it was one of many Beacon Hills in England and beyond.
Beacon Hill Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon Hill Hillfort is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sydmonton and Whitway.
Sydmonton
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Whitway
Hamlet
Whitway is a hamlet in the civil parish of Burghclere in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 5 miles north from the hamlet.
Watership Down
Locality
Photo: Loganberry, Public domain.
Watership Down is a hill or a down at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire, as part of the Hampshire Downs. Watership Down is situated 2 miles east of Old Burghclere.
Old Burghclere
- Category: locality
- Location: Burghclere, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31835° or 51° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.32835° or 1° 19′ 42″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
9C3W8M9C+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 501611302OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Old Burghclere” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Old Burghclere”
- French: “Old Burghclere”
- Irish: “Old Burghclere”
- Polish: “Old Burghclere”
- Welsh: “Old Burghclere”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Black Valley and Chapman’s Dell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Burghclere Lime Quarry and Windbolts Hill Plantation.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Burghclere”. Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.