St George’s Church, Orcheston
St George's Church in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Orcheston, UK
- Also known as: “St George” and “St George’s Church, Orcheston St George”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Appleford School and St Mary’s Church, Maddington.
Appleford School
School
Appleford School is a private specialist dyslexia school near Shrewton in Wiltshire, England. Appleford School is situated 2,500 feet east of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
St Mary’s Church, Maddington
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the Maddington area of Shrewton, Wiltshire, in the west of England, was built in the late 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Mary’s Church, Maddington is situated 3,800 feet southeast of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
White Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Ranger Steve, Public domain.
White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England. White Barrow is situated 2 miles northwest of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tilshead and Cursus Barrows.
Tilshead
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilshead is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England, about 9 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and West Lavington and is near the source of the River Till. Tilshead is situated 2½ miles northwest of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
Cursus Barrows
Locality
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus, in Wiltshire, England. Cursus Barrows is situated 4 miles east of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
Chitterne
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chitterne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The village lies in the middle of Salisbury Plain, about 7 miles east of the town of Warminster. Chitterne is situated 4 miles west of St George’s Church, Orcheston.
St George’s Church, Orcheston
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shrewton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20325° or 51° 12′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.91577° or 1° 54′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3W633M+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 559501980OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7593144
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Italian—“St George’s Church, Orcheston” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جورج”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orcheston Village Hall and The Cleeve.
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