Copehill Down

Copehill Down is a Ministry of Defence training facility near Chitterne on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It is a 'FIBUA' urban warfare and close quarters battle training centre, where exercises and tests are conducted.

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Type: Military training area
Description: training facility in Wiltshire, England
Also known as: “Copehill Down Training Area”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel Of St Mary, Chitterne and White Barrow.

Chapel Of St Mary, Chitterne

Church

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Chapel Of St Mary, Chitterne is a church, which is situated 1½ miles west of Copehill Down.

White Barrow

Archaeological site

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White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England. White Barrow is situated 2 miles northeast of Copehill Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chitterne and Tilshead.

Chitterne

Village

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Chitterne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The village lies in the middle of Salisbury Plain, about 7 miles east of the town of Warminster.

Tilshead

Village

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Tilshead is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England, about 9 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and West Lavington and is near the source of the River Till. Tilshead is situated 2½ miles northeast of Copehill Down.