The Poplars
The Poplars is a residential area in Purton, Wiltshire, England. The Poplars is situated nearby to the fountain Salts Hole, as well as near the nature reserve RAF Blakehill Farm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RAF Blakehill Farm and All Saints Church, Leigh.
RAF Blakehill Farm
Nature reserve
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Royal Air Force Blakehill Farm or more simply RAF Blakehill Farm is a former Royal Air Force station southwest of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England, operational between 1944 and 1952.
All Saints Church, Leigh
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church was built around 1250 at Leigh, north Wiltshire, England, and was originally on a site half a mile to the north of its current location. All Saints Church, Leigh is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Poplars.
Hayes Knoll railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hayes Knoll railway station is found on the heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire, England. Hayes Knoll station was built in 1999 as part of the work to reopen the section of the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade, the entire route having been closed in 1961. Hayes Knoll railway station is situated 1½ miles east of The Poplars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Purton Stoke and Leigh.
Purton Stoke
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purton Stoke is a small village in north Wiltshire, England, within the civil parish of Purton. The village lies along a side road off the Purton to Cricklade road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Purton village.
Leigh
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, 1.5 miles southeast of Ashton Keynes and 2.5 miles west of Cricklade. It is on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park and near to the county border with Gloucestershire.
Widham
Hamlet
Widham is a hamlet now encompassed within the village and parish of Purton, Wiltshire, England. Widham is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Poplars.
The Poplars
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Purton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6133° or 51° 36′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.88709° or 1° 53′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3WJ477+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 1230523662OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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