Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a grassland in Burghclere, Basingstoke and Deane, England. Beacon Hill is situated nearby to the nature reserve Old Burghclere Lime Quarry, as well as near the peak Sidown Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Hill and Beacon Hill Hillfort.
Beacon Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is derived from the fact that it was one of many Beacon Hills in England and beyond. Beacon Hill is situated 1,100 feet north of Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon Hill Hillfort is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,100 feet north of Beacon Hill.
Sidown Hill
Peak
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
At 255 metres, Sidown Hill is the third highest hill in the county of Hampshire, England. At the summit is a mid-18th century Grade II listed building known as Heaven's Gate which is hidden by the trees covering the top of the hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Burghclere and Whitway.
Old Burghclere
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Burghclere is a village in Hampshire, England, located south of Newbury near the A34 road. Burghclere has been known variously as: Clere Episcopi, Burcler; Bisshopesclere, Bourghclere, Burghclere; Boroughclere, Burghcleere, Boroweclere, Burcleare; Burroughclere, Borough Cleere, and Burgh Cleere.
Whitway
Hamlet
Whitway is a hamlet in the civil parish of Burghclere in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 5 miles north from the hamlet. Whitway is situated 1½ miles north of Beacon Hill.
Sydmonton
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sydmonton is a small village, estate and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Sydmonton is situated 1½ miles east of Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill
Latitude
51.30976° or 51° 18′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.34318° or 1° 20′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3W8M54+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 128873647OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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Highlights include Beacon Hill and A cross dyke and bowl barrow on the northern spur of Beacon Hill.
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