The Down
The Down is a meadow in Thruxton, Test Valley District, England. The Down is situated nearby to the forest Markway Firs, as well as near the peak Pickford Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruxton Aerodrome and Tedworth House.
Thruxton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruxton Aerodrome is located in Thruxton, 4.5 NM west of Andover, in Hampshire, England. The airfield was opened in 1942 as RAF Thruxton. Postwar, it was reopened by the Wiltshire School of Flying in 1947, and private and club flying operations continue to the present time.
Tedworth House
Manor estate
Photo: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tedworth House, also known as South Tidworth House, is a 19th-century country house in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house and its grounds were in Hampshire until 1991, when the county boundary was redrawn. Tedworth House is situated 2 miles northwest of The Down.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church
Photo: Mike Cattell, CC BY 2.0.
Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated 1¼ miles east of The Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perham Down and Shipton Bellinger.
Perham Down
Village
Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about 1+1⁄2 miles east of the town of Tidworth and 1+1⁄4 miles southwest of the town of Ludgershall. Perham Down is situated 2 miles north of The Down.
Shipton Bellinger
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shipton Bellinger is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is about 5 miles north-east of Amesbury and 12 miles north-east of Salisbury, situated on the A338 road near its junction with the A303 road. Shipton Bellinger is situated 2 miles west of The Down.
East Cholderton
Hamlet
East Cholderton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Amport in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover which lies approximately 4.5 miles east from the village, just off the A303 road. East Cholderton is situated 2½ miles east of The Down.
The Down
Latitude
51.21529° or 51° 12′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.62967° or 1° 37′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3W698C+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 1018345422OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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