Parson’s Penning
Parson’s Penning is in Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Parson’s Penning is situated nearby to the grassland Overton Down, as well as near the meadow Avebury Down.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avebury and Silbury Hill.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
Silbury Hill
Nature reserve
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Silbury Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Parson’s Penning.
Kennet Avenue
Archaeological site
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was originally an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary. Kennet Avenue is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Parson’s Penning.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Overton and Fyfield.
West Overton
Village
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Overton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.5 miles west of Marlborough. The river Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England. Fyfield is situated 1½ miles southeast of Parson’s Penning.
Winterbourne Monkton
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterbourne Monkton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 1 mile north of Avebury Stone Circle and 6 miles northwest of Marlborough. The village lies immediately west of the A4361 road between Swindon and Devizes. Winterbourne Monkton is situated 2 miles northwest of Parson’s Penning.
Parson’s Penning
- Type: Agricultural land
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Avebury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4315° or 51° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.82193° or 1° 49′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3WC5JH+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 921330612OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmland
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Overton Down and Avebury Down.
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