Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is a meadow in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Gallows Hill is situated nearby to the grassland Amesbury Park, as well as near Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury and Vespasian’s Camp.
Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury
Church
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The Church of St Mary and St Melor is the parish church of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. The Grade I listed church dates from the 12th century and may be connected with the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey. Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury is situated 780 feet east of Gallows Hill.
Vespasian’s Camp
Cliff
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Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge. Vespasian’s Camp is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Gallows Hill.
Bluestonehenge
Archaeological site
Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Bluestonehenge is situated 2,300 feet west of Gallows Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehenge Landscape and Bulford.
Stonehenge Landscape
Locality
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The Stonehenge Landscape is a property of The National Trust, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge, which is administered by English Heritage. Stonehenge Landscape is situated 2 miles west of Gallows Hill.
Bulford
Village
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about 1.5 miles north of the town of Amesbury. Bulford is situated 2 miles northeast of Gallows Hill.
Durrington
Village
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Durrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of the town of Amesbury, 10 miles north-northeast of the city of Salisbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of the Stonehenge monument. Durrington is situated 2 miles north of Gallows Hill.
Gallows Hill
- Type: Meadow
- Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1721° or 51° 10′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.78769° or 1° 47′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3W56C6+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 422867653OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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