Salthrop Wood

Salthrop Wood is a forest in Wroughton, Swindon, England. Salthrop Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Basset Down, as well as near the locality Bincknoll Dip.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bincknoll Castle and Clout’s Wood.

Bincknoll Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bincknoll Castle, or Bincknoll Camp, is the site of a possible Iron Age univallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England. The site lies on the end of a triangular promontory on the escarpment beneath the Ridgeway to the south.

Clout’s Wood

Deciduous forest

Photo: Garrytowns, Public domain.

Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

Parish Church of St John and St Helen

Church

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swindon and Royal Wootton Bassett.

Swindon

Photo: Fanvonangelie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Royal Wootton Bassett

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Wootton Bassett is a small town in Wiltshire, England, not far from Swindon. It was founded in 681 as Wodeton, and gained the 'Royal' moniker in 2011 in recognition of the town's role in respectfully welcoming back deceased British troops from overseas.

Broad Hinton

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Uffcott and The Weir.

Salthrop Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Wroughton, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5189° or 51° 31′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.8293° or 1° 49′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C3WG59C+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 476663272

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Basset Down and Bincknoll Dip.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salthrop House and Lower Basset Down Farm.

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