Vears Cross

Vears Cross is a forest in Longstock, Test Valley District, England. Vears Cross is situated nearby to the locality Danebury Down, as well as near Houghton Down.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Danebury and RAF Middle Wallop.

Danebury

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Danebury is an Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England, about 19 kilometres north-west of Winchester. The site, covering 5 hectares, was excavated by Barry Cunliffe over twenty years.

RAF Middle Wallop

Aerodrome

Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middle Wallop Flying Station is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. It is the Headquarters for the Army Air Corps, and the 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team, and is also used for Army Air Corps training.

Danebury Hill

Peak

Danebury Hill is a 13.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Nether Wallop in Hampshire. It is part of Danebury Hillfort Local Nature Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockbridge and Longstock.

Stockbridge

Town

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Stockbridge is a town and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. It had a population of 579 at the 2021 census. It sits astride the River Test and at the foot of Stockbridge Down.

Longstock

Village

Photo: Chewedpuppp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Longstock is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Test, to the north of Stockbridge and to the west of Leckford.

Leckford

Hamlet

Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leckford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the eastern bank of the River Test just to the south of its confluence with the River Anton, to the east of Longstock and south of Chilbolton.

Vears Cross

Type: Forest
Location: Longstock, Test Valley District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1356° or 51° 8′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.52° or 1° 31′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C3W4FPJ+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 243241236

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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