Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew

Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew is an archaeological site in Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England. Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew is situated nearby to Blunsdon Cemetery, as well as near Church of St Leonard.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Bury Blunsdon”, “Castle Hill”, “Castle Hill, Swindon”, and “Hillfort and lynchets on Castle Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Abbey Stadium.

Church of St Leonard

Church

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Leonard is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew.

Abbey Stadium

Athletics track

Photo: M4ttred1, Public domain.

Abbey Stadium is a closed greyhound racing and speedway track in Swindon, England, adjacent to the civil parish of Blunsdon. From its inception in 1949, the stadium was home to the Swindon Robins, a speedway team who later competed in the SGB Premiership. Abbey Stadium is situated 1 mile southwest of Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew.

Church of St Leonard

Church

Photo: ken goodchild, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Leonard is situated 1½ miles southeast of Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broad Blunsdon and Hannington.

Broad Blunsdon

Village

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blunsdon is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles north of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its southern boundary.

Hannington

Village

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hannington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles north-west of Highworth, within the Borough of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Hannington Wick and Swanborough. Hannington is situated 1½ miles northeast of Castle Hill, Blunsdon St Andrew.