The Devenish

The Devenish is a nature reserve in , , . The Devenish is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Sarum and Old Sarum Cathedral.

Archaeological site
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, in , , is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of . 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Castle, Public domain.
was a Catholic cathedral at old Salisbury, England, now known as , 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, .

Aerodrome
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Airfield is a grass strip airfield 2 nautical miles north-north-east of , in Laverstock parish, Wiltshire, England. The adjacent areas are a mix of vacant land, residential and industrial sites.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Wilton.

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is a cathedral city in the county of , in the at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 13 km northwest of .

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , England. Lying about 3 miles west of the city of , and until 1889 the county town of Wiltshire, it has a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , England, was anciently a separate village and civil parish, but is now in . 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.

The Devenish

Latitude
51.1123° or 51° 6′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.818° or 1° 49′ 5″ west
Operator
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Open location code
9C3W456J+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1054023374
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Satellite Map

Discover The Devenish from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Durnford Hill and Rabbit Warren.

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