Sheep Down
Sheep Down is in West Ilsley, West Berkshire, England. Sheep Down is situated nearby to the forest Abbot’s Heath, as well as near Middle Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scutchamer Knob and Church of All Saints.
Scutchamer Knob
Archaeological site
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scutchamer Knob, also known as Cuckhamsley Hill and occasionally as Scotsman's Knob or Beacon Hill, is an early Iron Age round barrow on the Ridgeway National Trail at East Hendred Down in the English county of Oxfordshire. Scutchamer Knob is situated 1 mile northwest of Sheep Down.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1 mile southeast of Sheep Down.
DIDO
Building
DIDO was a materials testing nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. It used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. DIDO is situated 1¼ miles north of Sheep Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Ilsley and Farnborough.
West Ilsley
Village
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 332.
Farnborough
Village
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farnborough is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, about 4 miles south of Wantage. The village is 720 feet above sea level on a ridge aligned east – west in the Berkshire Downs. It is the highest village in Berkshire. Farnborough is situated 2 miles southwest of Sheep Down.
Chilton
Village
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chilton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of Didcot. The parish is a historic part of Berkshire, though under the 1974 local government boundary changes was transferred to the administration of Oxfordshire. Chilton is situated 2 miles northeast of Sheep Down.
Sheep Down
- Type: Agricultural land
- Category: agriculture
- Location: West Ilsley, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55101° or 51° 33′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.33314° or 1° 19′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C3WHM28+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1285228975OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmland
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