Odstone Down

Odstone Down is in Ashbury, Vale of White Horse District, England. Odstone Down is situated nearby to the peak Weathercock Hill, as well as near the meadow Kingstone Down.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alfred’s Castle and Wayland’s Smithy.

Alfred’s Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Garyrobertlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated at grid reference SU277822, behind Ashdown Park in the civil parish of Ashbury in Oxfordshire. It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Alfred’s Castle is situated 1 mile west of Odstone Down.

Wayland’s Smithy

Archaeological site

Photo: Msemmett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long barrow located near the village of Ashbury in the south-central English county of Oxfordshire. The barrow is believed to have been completed around 3430 BCE by pastoral communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to the British Isles from continental Europe. Wayland’s Smithy is situated 2 miles northwest of Odstone Down.

Uffington Castle

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 3.2 ha and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end. Uffington Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Odstone Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Lambourn and Ashbury.

Upper Lambourn

Village

Photo: David McManamon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Lambourn is a small village in the county of Berkshire, England. The village is situated in the civil parish of Lambourn, and is 1.2 miles to the north-west of the village of Lambourn, just off the Lambourn to Shrivenham road. Upper Lambourn is situated 2 miles southeast of Odstone Down.

Ashbury

Village

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end of the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Ashbury is situated 2½ miles northwest of Odstone Down.

Idstone

Hamlet

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Idstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashbury in the Vale of White Horse. Idstone was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. Idstone is about 6 miles east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire. Idstone is situated 2½ miles northwest of Odstone Down.

Odstone Down

Type: Agricultural land
Category: agriculture
Location: Ashbury, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.54169° or 51° 32′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.57913° or 1° 34′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C3WGCRC+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 839406962

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Weathercock Hill and Kingstone Down.

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