Beacon Hill
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.- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: hill in Burghclere, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Hill Hillfort and Highclere Castle.
Beacon Hill Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon Hill Hillfort is an archaeological site.
Highclere Castle
Castle
Photo: Dgbtigger123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated during the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century. Highclere Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Beacon Hill.
Church of All Saints, Old Burghclere
Church
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints, Old Burghclere is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Beacon Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Burghclere and Whitway.
Old Burghclere
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
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. Sydmonton is situated 1½ miles east of Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill
- Categories: hill and tourism
- Location: Burghclere, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31279° or 51° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.34393° or 1° 20′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3W8M74+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 348008239OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q4875935
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beacon Hill i Burghclere i Hampshire”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Hill and A cross dyke and bowl barrow on the northern spur of Beacon Hill.
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