Avebury Down
Avebury Down is a meadow in Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Avebury Down is situated nearby to the peak Waden Hill, as well as near the village Winterbourne Monkton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avebury and Kennet Avenue.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
Kennet Avenue
Archaeological site
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was originally an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary. Kennet Avenue is situated 3,800 feet west of Avebury Down.
The Sanctuary
Archaeological site
Photo: Adamsan, Public domain.
The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes. The Sanctuary is situated 1 mile south of Avebury Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winterbourne Monkton and Fyfield.
Winterbourne Monkton
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterbourne Monkton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 1 mile north of Avebury Stone Circle and 6 miles northwest of Marlborough. The village lies immediately west of the A4361 road between Swindon and Devizes. Winterbourne Monkton is situated 2 miles northwest of Avebury Down.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England. Fyfield is situated 2 miles east of Avebury Down.
Lockeridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon. Lockeridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Avebury Down.
Avebury Down
- Type: Meadow
- Location: Avebury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42628° or 51° 25′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.83281° or 1° 49′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3WC5G8+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1160482076OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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