Salterton Down
Salterton Down is a grassland in Durnford, Wiltshire, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Salterton Down is situated nearby to the peak High Post, as well as near the nature reserve The Devenish.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Sarum and Old Sarum.
Old Sarum
Archaeological site
Photo: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country. Old Sarum is situated 2 miles south of Salterton Down.
Old Sarum
Aerodrome
Photo: TabstheCat, Public domain.
Old Sarum Airfield is a grass strip airfield 2 nautical miles north-north-east of Salisbury, in Laverstock parish, Wiltshire, England. The adjacent areas are a mix of vacant land, residential and industrial sites. Old Sarum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Salterton Down.
Old Sarum Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Castle, Public domain.
Old Sarum Cathedral was a Catholic cathedral at old Salisbury, England, now known as Old Sarum, between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in the north-west quadrant of the circular outer bailey of the site, about 2 miles north of its 13th-century replacement, Salisbury Cathedral. Old Sarum Cathedral is situated 2 miles south of Salterton Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stratford-sub-Castle and Winterbourne Earls.
Stratford-sub-Castle
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire, England, was anciently a separate village and civil parish, but is now in Salisbury. At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built. Stratford-sub-Castle is situated 2 miles south of Salterton Down.
Winterbourne Earls
Village
Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterbourne Earls is a village in Wiltshire, England. The village is in the Bourne valley on the A338 road, about 3.4 miles northeast of Salisbury. In 1931, the parish had a population of 242. Winterbourne Earls is situated 2 miles southeast of Salterton Down.
Winterbourne Dauntsey
Village
Winterbourne Dauntsey is a village in Wiltshire, England, in the Bourne valley on the A338 road about 3.5 miles northeast of Salisbury. In 1931 the parish had a population of 176. Winterbourne Dauntsey is situated 2½ miles east of Salterton Down.
Salterton Down
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Durnford, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12033° or 51° 7′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.80144° or 1° 48′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3W45CX+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1023606491OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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