Markham Banks

Markham Banks is a meadow in Wroughton, Swindon, England. Markham Banks is situated nearby to the spring River Ray Source, as well as near the deciduous forest Clout’s Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clout’s Wood and Parish Church of St John and St Helen.

Clout’s Wood

Deciduous forest

Photo: Garrytowns, Public domain.

Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

Parish Church of St John and St Helen

Church

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St John and St Helen is situated 2,600 feet north of Markham Banks.

The Carters Rest

Pub

Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Carters Rest is a pub, which is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Markham Banks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Leaze and Wichelstowe.

South Leaze is a hamlet in Wroughton parish within the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is south of the nearby village of Toothill and is close to the Mannington Retail Park. South Leaze is situated 2 miles north of Markham Banks.

Wichelstowe

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Wichelstowe is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, approximately 3 kilometres south of the town centre. Situated between the M4 motorway and Old Town Railway Path, Wichelstowe has three neighbourhoods: East, Middle and West Wichel. Wichelstowe is situated 2 miles north of Markham Banks.

Hodson

Hamlet

Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hodson is a hamlet in a small valley, in the parish of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England. The hamlet lies about half a mile northwest of the edge of Chiseldon village; the M4 motorway runs a similar distance to the north, and the centre of the large town of Swindon is some 3 miles to the northwest. Hodson is situated 2½ miles east of Markham Banks.

Markham Banks

Type: Meadow
Location: Wroughton, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51421° or 51° 30′ 51″ north

Longitude

-1.80627° or 1° 48′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C3WG57V+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1149522020

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

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