Danebury
Danebury is an Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England, about 19 kilometres north-west of Winchester. The site, covering 5 hectares, was excavated by Barry Cunliffe in the 1970s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Danebury Hill camp”, “Danebury Hill Camp”, “Danebury Hill Fort”, and “Dunbury”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Danebury Hill and RAF Middle Wallop.
Danebury Hill
Peak
Danebury Hill is a 13.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Nether Wallop in Hampshire. It is part of Danebury Hillfort Local Nature Reserve.
RAF Middle Wallop
Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middle Wallop Flying Station is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. It is the Headquarters for the Army Air Corps, and the 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team, and is also used for Army Air Corps training.
Army Flying Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Army Flying Museum, previously known as the Museum of Army Flying, is a British military aviation museum about the history of flying in the British Army. It is located at Middle Wallop Flying Station, close to Andover in Hampshire, England. Army Flying Museum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Danebury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chattis Hill and Houghton Down.
Chattis Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Jordan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chattis Hill is a hamlet in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village lies approximately 2 miles west from Stockbridge, which both lie on the A30 road.
Houghton Down
Locality
Houghton Down is a hamlet in the civil parish of Houghton in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies approximately 1.4 miles east from the hamlet. Houghton Down is situated 2 miles southeast of Danebury.
Middle Wallop
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middle Wallop is a village in the civil parish of Nether Wallop in Hampshire, England, on the A343 road. At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Over Wallop. Middle Wallop is situated 2 miles west of Danebury.
Danebury
- Categories: hillfort, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nether Wallop, Test Valley District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.13745° or 51° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.5384° or 1° 32′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3W4FP6+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 103666693OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q677333
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