The Pit
The Pit is in West Dean, Wiltshire, England. The Pit is situated nearby to the grassland Bird Bath, as well as near Rowley Ponds.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borbach Chantry and The Church of St Peter.
Borbach Chantry
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borbach Chantry, West Dean, in south-east Wiltshire, England, was built in 1333. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Borbach Chantry is situated 1½ miles south of The Pit.
The Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles east of The Pit.
Dean railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dean railway station, also shown as Dean, serves the village of West Dean in Wiltshire, England. The station is on the Wessex Main Line, 88 miles 10 chains from London Waterloo. Dean railway station is situated 1½ miles south of The Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farley and Frenchmoor.
Farley
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farley is a village in southeast Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles east of Salisbury.
Frenchmoor
Hamlet
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frenchmoor is a hamlet and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, close to the border with Wiltshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 25.
West Tytherley
Village
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tytherley is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies approximately 6 miles north-east from the village, although its post town is Salisbury. West Tytherley is situated 1½ miles east of The Pit.
The Pit
- Type: Shrubland
- Location: West Dean, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0652° or 51° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.64677° or 1° 38′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3W3983+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 1075526285OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
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