Hill Fort
Hill Fort is an archaeological site in Wootton, Northampton, England. Hill Fort is situated nearby to Hunsbury Hill Country Park, as well as near the peak Wootton Old Top.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hunsbury Hill and St Benedicts Church of England.
Hunsbury Hill
Peak
Hunsbury Hill is an Iron Age hill fort two miles south-west of the centre of the town of Northampton in the county of Northamptonshire. It is also known as Danes Camp.
St Benedicts Church of England
Church
Photo: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Benedicts Church of England is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Hill Fort.
Storton’s Pits
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Storton's Pits is a 21.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Northampton. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardingstone and Rothersthorpe.
Hardingstone
Village
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the southern edge of Northampton, and now forms a suburb of the town. It is about 1 mile from the town centre. Hardingstone is situated 1½ miles east of Hill Fort.
Rothersthorpe
Village
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rothersthorpe is a small village of medieval origin, in West Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 500 in the 2001 Census, reducing to 472 at the 2011 census. It is 4 miles from the town of Northampton. Rothersthorpe is situated 2 miles southwest of Hill Fort.
Dallington
Suburb
Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dallington is an area about 1.5 miles northwest of the centre of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. Dallington is situated 2 miles north of Hill Fort.
Hill Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wootton, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.21843° or 52° 13′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.92127° or 0° 55′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4X639H+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2598936368OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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