Church Pits
Church Pits is an archaeological site in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England. Church Pits is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tumulus, as well as near the forest Nut Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salisbury Plain Training Area and St George’s Church, Orcheston.
Salisbury Plain Training Area
Military installation
The Salisbury Plain Training Area is a large expanse of land on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, which is managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Salisbury Plain Training Area is situated 1¼ miles north of Church Pits.
St George’s Church, Orcheston
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St George's Church in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St George’s Church, Orcheston is situated 2 miles south of Church Pits.
Robin Hood’s Ball
Archaeological site
Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965. Robin Hood’s Ball is situated 2½ miles southeast of Church Pits.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tilshead and Larkhill.
Tilshead
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 west of Church Pits.
Larkhill
Village
Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1+3⁄4 miles west of the centre of Durrington village and 1+1⁄2 mi north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. Larkhill is situated 4½ miles southeast of Church Pits.
Cursus Barrows
Locality
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus, in Wiltshire, England. Cursus Barrows is situated 4½ miles southeast of Church Pits.
Church Pits
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orcheston, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.23325° or 51° 13′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.89805° or 1° 53′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3W64M2+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 36970534OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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