The Down
The Down is a grassland in West Dean, Wiltshire, England. The Down is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Phillip’s Hat Copse, as well as near the military installation Dean Hill Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dean railway station and Borbach Chantry.
Dean railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dean railway station, also shown as Dean, serves the village of West Dean in Wiltshire, England. The station is on the Wessex Main Line, 88 miles 10 chains from London Waterloo. Dean railway station is situated 3,900 feet northwest of The Down.
Borbach Chantry
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borbach Chantry, West Dean, in south-east Wiltshire, England, was built in 1333. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Borbach Chantry is situated 1 mile north of The Down.
Brickworth Down and Dean Hill
Peak
Brickworth Down and Dean Hill is a 118.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Dean and East Dean.
West Dean
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Dean is a village and civil parish in southeast Wiltshire, England; the Wiltshire/Hampshire border runs through the eastern part of the village. The village is on the River Dun, about 7 miles east of Salisbury and the same distance northwest of Romsey.
East Dean
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Dean is a civil parish and small village in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about 6 miles northwest of Romsey. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Dene", appears as "Estdena" in 1167, and as "Dune" in 1212.
Frenchmoor
Hamlet
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frenchmoor is a hamlet and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, close to the border with Wiltshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 25. Frenchmoor is situated 1½ miles north of The Down.
The Down
- Type: Grassland
- Location: West Dean, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.03272° or 51° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.62785° or 1° 37′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3W29MC+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 388888403OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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