The Penning
The Penning is a forest in Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, England. The Penning is situated nearby to the locality Clifford Bottom, as well as near Steeple Langford Cow Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yarnbury Castle and Grovely Castle.
Yarnbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarnbury Castle is the site of a multiphase, multivallate Iron Age hillfort near the village of Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, England. The site covers an area of 28.5 acres, and was extensively surveyed and investigated by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England in 1991, with finds of Iron Age and Romano-British pottery, Iron Age and Roman coins, and burials of human remains.
Grovely Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grovely Castle is the site of an Iron Age univallate hill fort in the parish of Steeple Langford, in Wiltshire, England. The remaining ramparts stand approximately 3.2 m high, with 1.5 m deep ditches, although ploughing has damaged the earthworks in some parts of the site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Langford and Fisherton de la Mere.
Little Langford
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Langford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple Langford, in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Wilton, about 5 miles to the southeast.
Fisherton de la Mere
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fisherton de la Mere, also spelt Fisherton Delamere, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wylye, on the River Wylye, Wiltshire, England.
The Penning
- Type: Forest
- Location: Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1447° or 51° 8′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.9312° or 1° 55′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3W43V9+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 31151421OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clifford Bottom and Steeple Langford Cow Down.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Penning and The Rookery.
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