The Lynchets

The Lynchets is a deciduous forest in Downton, Wiltshire, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. The Lynchets is situated nearby to the locality Little Ridghams Copse, as well as near Rumboll’s Row.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trafalgar Park and Church of Charlton All Saints.

Trafalgar Park

Manor estate

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Trafalgar Park is a large Georgian country house about 1.4 miles northeast of the village of Downton in south Wiltshire, England, and 4.5 miles southeast of the city of Salisbury.

Church of Charlton All Saints

Church

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pepperbox

Ruins

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pepperbox, also known as Eyre's Folly, is a folly tower that stands near the highest point on Pepperbox Hill, the peak of a chalk ridge about 5 miles south-east of the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Downton.

Salisbury

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Salisbury is a cathedral city in the English county of Wiltshire, in the West Country at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 13 km northwest of Salisbury.

Downton

Village

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downton is a village and civil parish on the River Avon in southern Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles southeast of the city of Salisbury. The parish is on the county boundary with Hampshire and is close to the New Forest; it includes the villages of Wick and Charlton-All-Saints, and the small ancient settlement of Witherington.

Alderbury

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alderbury is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the south of the county around 3 miles southeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Whaddon, which is adjacent to Alderbury, and the hamlet of Shute End.

The Lynchets

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: Downton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.026° or 51° 1′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.7359° or 1° 44′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C3W27G7+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 38060779

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Ridghams Copse and Rumboll’s Row.

Notable Places Nearby

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