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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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″ northLongitude
-1.8293° or 1° 49′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3WG59C+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 476663272OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salthrop House and Lower Basset Down Farm.
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