Overton Hill
Overton Hill is a 571 ft hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles west from the town of Marlborough.Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avebury and Silbury Hill.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
Silbury Hill
Nature reserve
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
West Kennet Long Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West Kennet Long Barrow, also known as South Long Barrow, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avebury and West Overton.
Avebury
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous Stonehenge 20 mi to the south.
West Overton
Village
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Overton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.5 miles west of Marlborough. The river Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England.
Overton Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 558 feet
- Description: hill in Wiltshire, England, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: East Kennett, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4117° or 51° 24′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.8305° or 1° 49′ 50″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C3WC569+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 345568361OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7114020
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Overton Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Overton Hill”
- German: “Overton Hill”
- Japanese: “オーバートン・ヒル”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Ridgeway Trailhead (Southwest Side) and West Kennett.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Sanctuary and Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary‘ forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery..
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