Peaks Downs

Peaks Downs is in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England. Peaks Downs is situated near the forest Peaks Wood, as well as near the peak Hinton Downs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alfred’s Castle and Church of St Nicholas.

Alfred’s Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Garyrobertlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated at grid reference SU277822, behind Ashdown Park in the civil parish of Ashbury in Oxfordshire. It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Alfred’s Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Peaks Downs.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Kevin Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Nicholas is situated 1½ miles southeast of Peaks Downs.

Aldbourne Heritage Centre

Museum

Photo: Jcgd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aldbourne Heritage Centre is a local museum in North-East Wiltshire, England, next to The Crown Inn in the centre of Aldbourne. Aldbourne Heritage Centre is situated 2½ miles south of Peaks Downs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baydon and Upper Upham.

Baydon

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 10 miles south-east of Swindon. The eastern boundary of the parish forms part of the county boundary with Berkshire, and the village is about 7 miles north-west of the West Berkshire market town of Hungerford. Baydon is situated 1½ miles southeast of Peaks Downs.

Upper Upham

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Upham is a hamlet and deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Aldbourne in the English county of Wiltshire. Its nearest town is Marlborough, which lies approximately 5.6 miles to the south-west; the hamlet is reached by a narrow lane off the B4192 Aldbourne-Swindon road. Upper Upham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Peaks Downs.

Bishopstone

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Bishopstone is situated 3 miles north of Peaks Downs.

Peaks Downs

Type: Agricultural land
Category: agriculture
Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51451° or 51° 30′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.62419° or 1° 37′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C3WG97G+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1275919092

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peaks Wood and Hinton Downs.

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