The Brake

The Brake is a forest in , . The Brake is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St John and St Helen and Bincknoll Castle.

Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Bincknoll Camp, is the site of a possible Iron Age univallate hillfort in , England. The site lies on the end of a triangular promontory on the escarpment beneath the Ridgeway to the south.

Deciduous forest
Photo: Garrytowns, Public domain.
Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in , notified in 1951. The site is managed as a by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wroughton and Swindon.

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village and civil parish in the , , England. Located between the M4 motorway and the edge of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, it lies about 2.5 miles south of Swindon town centre, 5 miles east of , and 7.5 miles north of .

Photo: Fanvonangelie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large town in , south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small town in , , not far from . It was founded in 681 as Wodeton, and gained the 'Royal' moniker in 2011 in recognition of the town's role in respectfully welcoming back deceased British troops from overseas.

The Brake

Latitude
51.5347° or 51° 32′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.8225° or 1° 49′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C3WG5MG+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233666255
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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