Swallowhead Springs
Swallowhead Springs is a spring in Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Swallowhead Springs is situated nearby to the peak Silbury Hill, as well as near the archaeological site West Kennet Long Barrow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow.
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
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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. West Kennet Long Barrow is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Swallowhead Springs.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winterbourne Monkton and Lockeridge.
Winterbourne Monkton
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterbourne Monkton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 1 mile north of Avebury Stone Circle and 6 miles northwest of Marlborough. The village lies immediately west of the A4361 road between Swindon and Devizes. Winterbourne Monkton is situated 2½ miles north of Swallowhead Springs.
Lockeridge
Village
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Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon. Lockeridge is situated 3 miles east of Swallowhead Springs.
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. Fyfield is situated 3 miles east of Swallowhead Springs.
Swallowhead Springs
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Avebury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4116° or 51° 24′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.85616° or 1° 51′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3WC46V+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 693191222OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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