The Frith
The Frith is a small univallate Iron Age hillfort to the north of Silchester, Calleva Atrebatum, Roman town in the English county of Hampshire. A single bank covers all sides apart from the south east, and is at the most about 5 feet high on the western edge.Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester” and “Pond Farm Hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calleva Atrebatum and The Parish Church of St.Saviours.
Calleva Atrebatum
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calleva Atrebatum was an Iron Age oppidum, the capital of the Atrebates tribe. It then became a walled town in the Roman province of Britannia, at a major crossroads of the roads of southern Britain. Calleva Atrebatum is situated 1 mile southeast of The Frith.
The Parish Church of St.Saviours
Church
Photo: Oscar Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish Church of St.Saviours is situated 2,900 feet northeast of The Frith.
Silchester Amphitheatre
Archaeological site
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silchester Amphitheatre is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of The Frith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silchester and Pamber Heath.
Silchester
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silchester is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is adjacent to the county boundary with Berkshire and about 9 miles southwest of Reading.
Pamber Heath
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pamber Heath is a village in north Hampshire, England. Situated within the civil parish of Pamber, the village lies at the north end of Pamber Forest.
Tadley
Tadley is a town and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, 5.5 miles north of Basingstoke and 11 miles south west of Reading.
The Frith
- Categories: hillfort, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.36328° or 51° 21′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.101° or 1° 6′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3W9V7X+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 836870496OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7735332
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